Movers and Shakers


People on the Move: Morris Morgan, OCC

The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has named Morris Morgan as the agency’s senior deputy comptroller for large bank supervision.

People on the Move: Tiffani Montez, Aite Group

Financial services research and advisory firm Aite Group has hired Tiffani Montez as a senior analyst in its retail banking and payments practice, where her research will span card issuance for prepaid, credit and debit cards.

People on the Move: Joel Sherwin, Neopay

London-based compliance consultancy Neopay recently opened a U.S. office in Los Angeles to serve clients on both sides of the pond and named Joel Sherwin president of U.S. operations.

People on the Move: Gerd Schenkel, Tyro Payments

Gerd Schenkel has been appointed CEO of Tyro Payments, an Australian financial institution specializing in acquiring, where he will be tasked with leading the company’s growth and public advocacy activities.

InComm Taps Mastercard Vet for Leadership Role

Matt Lanford will join Atlanta-based prepaid product and technology company InComm as senior vice president and general manager, overseeing its financial services team, effective Oct. 31. Lanford, who has held numerous leadership roles at Mastercard in the U.S. and in Europe, will take the lead in expanding InComm’s consumer-facing Vanilla brand of gift and GPR products.

Visa CEO Charlie Scharf Steps Down; Board Appoints Amex Vet Alfred Kelly

The desire to spend more time with family and the rigors of travel have compelled Charlie Scharf to step down as Visa Inc. CEO, according to an Oct. 17 announcement by the payments network. Replacing him is American Express veteran Alfred Kelly Jr., who was unanimously appointed by the board of directors.

People on the Move: Eric Jing, Ant Financial

Ant Financial Services Group, the online and mobile financial services affiliate of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, has appointed current president Eric Jing as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective Oct. 16.

People on the Move: Safdar Khan, Mastercard

Mastercard has named Safdar Khan to the role of division president for Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei. Khan will be based in Jakarta and be responsible for leading the implementation of the company’s digital payment technologies in those markets.

People on the Move: Robbert de Vries, EastNets

EastNets, a global provider of compliance, payment and cloud solutions for the financial services industry, has appointed Robbert de Vries as the company’s new chief technology officer.

People on the Move: Julienne Loh, Felix Marx, Mastercard

Mastercard has restructured its global products and solutions team in Asia Pacific, promoting Julienne Loh to the role of executive vice president, global products and marketing, and Felix Marx to executive vice president of services for the region.

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