Global risk and compliance and payments solutions provider Accuity has opened a new office in Miami to serve new and existing clients in Miami, Central America, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela and the Caribbean.
Javelin Strategy & Research has announced that Emmett Higdon has joined the firm and will assume the role of director of mobile.
The Hyperledger Project—a collaborative effort, led by the nonprofit Linux Foundation, with the goal of establishing an open blockchain distributed ledger platform that will satisfy a variety of use cases across multiple industries—has announced newly elected leaders of its governing board and technical steering committee, along with new corporate members.
The Retail Gift Card Association (RGCA) has elected five new members to its board of directors and appointed two current board members to executive-level positions.
John Sloan has been named president and CEO of Allegiance Capital Corp., a Dallas-based private investment bank.
M&A activity continues apace with cross-border B2B payments firm Payoneer completing its acquisition of escrow services provider Armor Payments. Meanwhile, FinTech Studios, which sells fintech software, has bought iUbble, a 2-year-old company whose own software includes a browser for Web and mobile apps.
Blackhawk Network has named Anil Aggarwal to the company’s board of directors.
Mayer Brown LLP, a legal services organization advising clients in the Americas, Asia and Europe, announced that a consumer financial services group of partners has joined the firm, representing an addition to its global financial services regulatory and enforcement practice.
National Gift Card Corp. (NGC), a provider of B2B incentive and loyalty gift cards, has appointed Eric Thiegs president.
President Barack Obama announced he will nominate Robert O. Carr, chairman and CEO of Heartland Payment Systems Inc. to a key post on the National Infrastructure Advisory Council.
The Prepaid International Forum (PIF), the London-based nonprofit trade association for the prepaid sector, welcomed four new members to its board of directors and announced the reappointment of three existing members.
Columbus, Ga.-based payments processor TSYS has announced that Pamela A. Joseph will join the company as president and chief operating officer effective May 1, 2016.
Meredith Fuchs joins at least 45 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employees who have left the bureau for the private sector since 2011.
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CPI Card Group has named Steven Schmuelling director of business development.
The Federal Reserve Board has reappointed Federal Reserve Bank presidents and first vice presidents. Each officer will serve a five-year term beginning March 1, 2016.
Ingenico Group, a global payment solutions provider and 2016 Pay Award Winner, has announced that the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) has named the Alpharetta, Ga.-based company one of the Top 40 Innovative Technology Companies in the state.
National Gift Card Corp, a gift card solution partner, has promoted Vice President of Strategic Partnerships Rick Rubin to the newly created position of executive vice president of sales.
PayPal Holdings Inc. has appointed Sri Shivananda senior vice president and chief technology officer, effective April 1, 2016.
PayPal Holdings Inc. has appointed Sri Shivananda senior vice president and chief technology officer, effective April 1, 2016.
Payveris, a provider of open API digital payment solutions, has hired Mohan Chunduri as senior vice president of operations.
The Network Branded Prepaid Card Association (NBPCA) announced Robert Skiba will return to the role of chairman of the board at the NBPCA. The association named additional officers for FY 2016.
Aite Group has promoted Virginie O’Shea to research director of the institutional securities and investments practice.
The Bancorp has appointed Sepideh Behram senior vice president, chief compliance officer.
Louise Roseman, director of the division of reserve bank operations and payment systems, will retire later this year after more than 30 years of service to the Federal Reserve Board, including 17 as director.
First Data intends to establish a research and development center in Ireland that will house up to 300 skilled employees to centralize work on a number of the company’s leading technology platforms.
MasterCard has appointed Alexander N.M. Niejelow senior vice president of public policy.
Shazia Manus, CEO of payments processor The Members Group (TMG), has been named one of the 2016 Most Influential Women in Payments.
Andrew Siden recently has been named to the NBPCA’s board of directors.
The CFPB is accepting applications for membership in all of its advisory groups.
MasterCard has appointed Jenn Ong and Paolo Bortolotto head of consumer credit, Asia-Pacific, and head of debit, Asia-Pacific, respectively.
Mercator Advisory Group has promoted Alex Johnson to director of the credit advisory service, hired Raymond Pucci for the company’s advisory practices division as associate director of research services, and hired Joe Walent as lead analyst for Mercator’s emerging technologies advisory service.
PSCU, a credit union service organization (CUSO), added Phil Davis and Brian Scott to its senior leadership team.
U.S. Bancorp, parent company of U.S. Bank, announced that Andrew Cecere, currently vice chairman and chief operating officer, has been promoted to president.
Barclaycard U.S., the payments business of Barclays in the U.S., has appointed Curt Hess as CEO.
CardLinx Association, which represents the card-linked rewards industry, announced the addition of several new members, including FIS, General Mills, Go Daddy, Samsung Card and Under Armour.
The CFPB appointed David Silberman acting deputy director beginning next week, replacing Meredith Fuchs.
Fiserv Inc., a global provider of financial services technology, announced that Michael O’Laughlin has been named president of its biller solutions business, which includes an array of bill presentment and payment services delivered through Web, mobile, telephone and walk-in channels.
Stephanie El Rhomri, vice president of technology at FIME, has been elected to the board of GlobalPlatform, an industry body which standardizes the management of applications on secure chip technology.
Ingo Money Inc. announced that H. Eugene (Gene) Lockhart, former president and CEO of MasterCard Worldwide, has joined its board of directors.
