People on the Move: Samir Zabaneh, Heartland Payment Systems
Heartland Payment Systems, a Princeton, N.J.-based merchant processor, has hired Samir Zabaneh as chief financial officer.
Movers and Shakers
People on the Move: Nancy Ann Barnhart, JetPay Payment Services
JetPay Payment Services, a division of JetPay Corp., has appointed Nancy Ann Barnhart chief information officer.
People on the Move: Joel Leonoff, Optimal Payments
Optimal Payments, a London-based online payments and risk management provider, announced that President and CEO Joel Leonoff was named CEO of the year at the U.K. Stock Market Awards 2014 last month.
People on the Move: Corbin Simon, R&P Group
R&P Group, a Sioux Falls, S.D.-based payments industry recruiting firm, announced that Corbin Simon has earned the Top Producer Award (first quarter 2014) for the Sioux Falls area, from the U.S. Recruiting Network.
People on the Move: Greg Haney, CardLab Inc.
CardLab Inc., a Dallas-based provider of open-loop incentive and prepaid card products, announced that Greg Haney has joined the company as chief operating officer.
Company on the Move: Contact Solutions, Frost & Sullivan Award
Contact Solutions, a Reston, Va.-based provider of cloud-based customer self-service solutions, has been awarded the Customer Value Leadership Award for Best Practices Research on hosted interactive voice response solutions by business consulting firm Frost & Sullivan.
People on the Move: Anna Yip, MasterCard
MasterCard has appointed Anna Yip as head of Hong Kong and Macau.
People on the Move: Ari Horowitz and George Zirkel, TabbedOut
TabbedOut, an Austin, Texas-based provider of an app enabling consumers to open, review and pay their restaurant and bar tabs from their mobile phones, has hired Ari Horowitz as executive vice president, strategic partnerships and corporate development, and George Zirkel as chief revenue officer.
People on the Move: U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, New Memoir
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has written a book, “A Fighting Chance,” which chronicles her life from growing up in Oklahoma to her work establishing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to her 2012 election to the U.S. Senate.
People on the Move: Eric Duprat, WEX Inc.
WEX Inc., a provider of corporate payment solutions, announced that Eric Duprat has been elected to the company’s board of directors.
2014 Paybefore Awards Ceremony Photos
During the All Payments Expo (APEX) in Las Vegas March 3-5 2014, Paybefore announced its Best-in-Category and Industry Achievement winners for the 2014 Paybefore Awards. Check out the photos.
People on the Move: Jim Harper and Amy Weiss, The Bitcoin Foundation
The Bitcoin Foundation, a nonprofit institution founded to promote bitcoin use, has announced the hiring of Jim Harper and Amy Weiss.
People on the Move: Glen Holbert, CardLab Inc.
CardLab Inc., a Dallas-based provider of open-loop incentive and prepaid card products, has named Glen Holbert chief revenue officer.
People on the Move: Christopher D. Carroll, Daniel Dodd-Ramirez and Jeffrey Langer, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has named Christopher D. Carroll, Daniel Dodd-Ramirez and Jeffrey Langer to senior positions.
People on the Move: Advanced Card Education Certificate Holders, International Card Manufacturers Association
The International Card Manufacturers Association has announced that 43 individuals have been recognized as the newest Advanced Card Education certificate holders for 2014.
People on the Move: Jeffrey Tourek, JetPay Payment Services
JetPay Payment Services, a division of JetPay Corporation, has appointed Jeffrey S. Tourek executive vice president and national sales leader.
People on the Move: Thomas Auriemma and Brahm Gelfand, Optimal Payments
Optimal Payments, a London-based online payment solutions provider, has named Thomas Auriemma as an adviser to provide strategic and regulatory advice on current and future U.S. state regulation regarding payment services for the online gaming industry. The company also appointed Brahm Gelfand as a non-executive director to the company’s board of directors.
People on the Move: Rakesh ‘Rocky’ Agrawal, PayPal
PayPal has named Rakesh “Rocky” Agrawal director of strategy.
People on the Move: Tom Britz, Aurora Financial Systems Inc.
Purchase, N.Y.-based Aurora Financial Systems Inc. announced that Tom Britz has joined the firm as senior vice president and general manager of the new corporate services division.
People on the Move: Jeffrey Shanahan, CardConnect
CardConnect, a Philadelphia-based payments technology company, announced that Jeffrey Shanahan, who has served as president of the company since 2008, has been appointed CEO.
People on the Move: Amru Kotb, Cryptomathic
Cryptomathic, an e-security solutions provider with offices in Europe and North America, has appointed Amru Kotb senior vice president.
People on the Move: David Anderson, Enacomm Inc.
Enacomm Inc., a Tulsa, Okla.-based provider of voice processing infrastructure, has hired David Anderson, who will serve as vice president and chief marketing officer.
People on the Move: Andrew Patterson, Mercury Payment Systems LLC
Mercury Payment Systems LLC, Mercury Payment Systems, a Durango, Colo.-based payment processor, has appointed Andrew Patterson chief technology officer.
People on the Move: Scott Sandlin, Mozido LLC
Mozido LLC, a startup that focuses on cloud-based, white-label mobile payments services for banks and merchants, has named Scott Sandlin president and a member of the board of directors.
People on the Move: Michael Mueller and Udo Mueller, paysafecard group
Michael Mueller, co-founder and, for the last nine years, CEO of paysafecard group, has decided to leave the company board. Udo Mueller assumes the role of CEO.
People on the Move: Carl J. Williams, Planet Payment Inc.
Planet Payment Inc., a Long Beach, N.Y.-based payments processor, has appointed Carl J. Williams CEO.
People on the Move: Michael McMillan, Heartland Payment Systems
Heartland Payment Systems, a Princeton, N.J.-based merchant processor, has hired Michael McMillan as chief branding officer.
Company on the Move: Calpian Inc.’s Money-on-Mobile, The Indian Merchants’ Chamber Award
Calpian Inc., a global processing and mobile payments technology company, announced that Money-on-Mobile, its India-based subsidiary and prepaid mobile payments company, has been recognized for “Excellence in Information Technology Service” by The Indian Merchants’ Chamber.
People on the Move: Mary Donovan, Nicole Willis and Erin Wood, Retail Gift Card Association
The Retail Gift Card Association, a trade association of closed-loop gift card retailers, has appointed Mary Donovan executive director, and named Kellen Company as the RGCA’s management firm.
People on the Move: Linda Pettit, CO-OP Financial Services
CO-OP Financial Services, a Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.-based credit union service organization, has hired Linda Pettit as vice president, customer care.
People on the Move: Kyle McGaffey, Fundtech
Fundtech, a Jersey City, N.J.-based provider of global transaction banking solutions, has hired Kyle McGaffey as sales manager for the Americas.
People on the Move: Lisa McFarland, Ingo Money
Ingo Money, an Atlanta-based technology and solutions provider, has appointed Lisa McFarland executive vice president and chief marketing officer.
People on the Move: Ralph A. Bianco, JetPay Card Services
JetPay Card Services, a Berwyn, Pa.-based division of JetPay Corp., has appointed Ralph A. Bianco executive vice president and general manager.
People on the Move: Tim Murphy and Noah Hanft, MasterCard
MasterCard has appointed Tim Murphy general counsel and chief franchise officer, effective April 1, 2014, replacing Noah Hanft, who has announced his retirement from MasterCard.
Company on the Move: Optimal Payments, International Gaming Awards
Optimal Payments, a London-based online payment solutions provider, recently won an award at the International Gaming Awards dinner in London this month.
People on the Move: Craig James, Prepaid International Forum Board
International nonprofit trade association, Prepaid International Forum today announced the appointment of Craig James, CEO of Neopay, as chairman of the PIF board of directors.
People on the Move: William Mills, Sionic Mobile Advisory Board
Sionic Mobile, an Atlanta-based m-commerce company providing mobile gifting, payments and rewards, named William Mills, CEO of William Mills Agency, to its advisory board of directors.
People on the Move: Marla Blow, Fenway Summer LLC
Marla Blow has left the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to serve as CEO of Fenway Summer’s credit card venture.
People on the Move: Ingrida Kovalioviene, Contis Group
Contis Group, a U.K.-based provider of online banking and prepaid card technologies and services, has appointed Ingrida Kovalioviene country director, Baltics, Scandinavia and Eastern Europe.
People on the Move: Chris Spinella, Joe Kaplan and Paul Rosenfeld, Electronic Transactions Association
The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) recently named new committee appointees.
