Movers and Shakers

People on the Move: Brad Hanson, Glen Herrick, Ira Frericks, Ron Butterfield and Troy Moore, Meta Financial Group Inc. (October 2013)

Meta Financial Group Inc., the holding company of MetaBank, has recently appointed Brad Hanson as president, Glen Herrick as executive vice president and chief financial officer, Ira Frericks as executive vice president and chief operating officer, and Ron Butterfield as executive vice president and chief administrative officer. Troy Moore will be taking on a new role as executive vice president of retail bank sales and operations.

People on the Move: Michael Bergman, Peter Johnsmeyer and Karen Yetter, Mercator Advisory Group (October 2013)

Mercator Advisory Group recently announced several additions to the company.

People on the Move: Michael De Jongh, judo payments (October 2013)

judo payments, a U.K.-based provider of card payment technology for mobile apps, appointed Michael De Jongh vice president of sales and marketing.

Companies on the Move: InComm, CVS Caremark Supplier Partner Award (October 2013)

InComm has been named the 2012 CVS Caremark Supplier Partner Award winner in the general merchandise category for its prepaid and payments products and services.

People on the Move: Ed Jordan and Kirk Dauksavage, Billtrust (October 2013)

Billtrust, a Hamilton, N.J.-based provider of outsourced billing services, announced the addition of Ed Jordan as chief financial officer and Kirk Dauksavage as chief revenue officer.

People on the Move: Mark Heimbouch, Vantiv Inc. (September 2013)

Vantiv Inc., a Cincinnati-based payment processor, announced that Chief Financial Officer Mark Heimbouch received the Cincinnati Business Couriers’ 2013 CFO of the Year recognition in the public company category.

People on the Move: Craig A. Nies, Think Finance (September 2013)

Think Finance, a Fort Worth, Texas-based developer of financial products for underbanked consumers, has named Craig A. Nies chief analytics officer.

People on the Move: Christine Lee, SecureBuy Board (September 2013)

SecureBuy, a Ridgeland, Miss.-based provider of fraud technology and commerce solutions and wholly owned subsidiary of SignatureLink Inc., announced that Christine Lee has joined its board of advisors.

People on the Move: Ali Nizameddine, Payza (September 2013)

Payza, an online payment platform, has promoted Ali Nizameddine to executive vice president.

People on the Move: Peter Ayliffe, Monitise plc (September 2013)

Monitise plc has appointed Peter Ayliffe non-executive chairman.

Companies on the Move: Mercury Payment Systems, RSPA and Inc. Recognition (September 2013)

Mercury Payment Systems, a Durango, Colo.-based payment processor, recently was recognized at the Retail Solutions Provider Association’s RetailNOW 2013 convention and expo with the RSPA 2013 Gold Medallion Award for vendor excellence and Best Electronic Payments/Financing Processor, while founders Jeff and Marc Katz were inducted into the RSPA Hall of Fame.

Companies on the Move: Heartland Payment Systems, InformationWeek 500 (September 2013)

Heartland Payment Systems, a Princeton, N.J.-based merchant processor, has been named one of the top technology innovators in the U.S.

People on the Move: Bill Rochfort, Global Payout Inc. (September 2013)

Global Payout Inc., a San Diego-based provider of electronic payment and prepaid card solutions, recently announced that its board of directors has appointed Bill Rochfort president of the company.

People on the Move: Steve Antonakes, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (September 2013)

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently announced that Steve Antonakes has been named deputy director of the agency.

People on the Move: Percy Batliwalla, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (September 2013)

Bank of America Merrill Lynch has named Percy Batliwalla global head of sales for large corporates and financial institutions, global transaction services.

BAML makes Percy Baliwalla head of transaction services sales

Bank of America Merrill Lynch has made Percy Batliwalla global head of sales for large corporates and financial institutions in global transaction services. Batliwalla will remain in Singapore and report to Paul Simpson, head of BAML global transaction services. Percy was most recently head of Asia Pacific GTS sales where he was responsible for sales […]

Companies on the Move: Transaction Wireless, ACE Award (September 2013)

Transaction Wireless, a San Diego-based provider of cloud-based solutions for B2C and B2B gift cards, recently received the Incentive Gift Card Council’s ACE Award.

People on the Move: Brian Tordsen, Sunrise Banks (September 2013)

St. Paul, Minn.-based Sunrise Banks recently appointed Brian Tordsen executive vice president and director, national products group.

People on the Move: Lance Johnson, Sequent Software (September 2013)

Sequent Software, a Redwood City, Calif.-based Trusted Service Manager software and services platform provider, announced that Lance Johnson has joined the executive team as chief security officer.

People on the Move: Raja Rajamannar, MasterCard (September 2013)

MasterCard has named Raja Rajamannar chief marketing officer, effective Sept. 9, 2013.

Companies on the Move: FIS, Forbes Magazine’s “World’s 100 Most Innovative Companies” (September 2013)

FIS, a Jacksonville, Fla.-based payments technology provider, has been named by Forbes Magazine as one of the most innovative companies in the world.

People on the Move: Kathleen Ryan, Cheryl Parker Rose, Christopher Carroll and Elizabeth Ellis, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (September 2013)

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently named new senior staff in four divisions.

People on the Move: David Yates, Peter Keenan, Ian Sayers and Justin Basini, Zapp (August 2013)

Zapp, a U.K.-based provider of mobile payment technology, recently announced several senior-level appointments.

People on the Move: Stephen R. Crowley, WEX Inc. (August 2013)

WEX Inc., a South Portland, Maine-based provider of corporate payment solutions (formerly Wright Express), announced that Stephen R. Crowley has joined the company as chief information officer and senior vice president, shared services.

People on the Move: Nicolas Huss, Visa Europe (August 2013)

Visa Europe has named Nicolas Huss president and CEO.

People on the Move: Ryan Anderson, The Members Group (August 2013)

The Members Group, a Des Moines, Iowa-based card processing and payment solutions provider, has chosen Ryan Anderson to fill the newly created position of vice president of product.

People on the Move: Rory Smith, Ovation Incentives (August 2013)

Ovation Incentives, a U.K.-based B2B incentive program provider, has appointed Rory Smith head of its U.S. office in Chicago.

People on the Move: Ezediashi Ofili and Marcus Mak, MasterCard (August 2013)

MasterCard has appointed Ezediashi Ofili vice president and business leader to drive growth of its prepaid business in sub-Saharan Africa. MasterCard also appointed Marcus Mak head of merchant marketing for the company’s Asia-Pacific, Middle East & Africa region.

Companies on the Move: InComm Digital Solutions, formerly Giftango (August 2013)

Giftango, a digital gifting solutions provider and wholly owned subsidiary of InComm, announced it now operates under the name InComm Digital Solutions.

People on the Move: Gilles Coccoli and Antoine Dumurgier, Edenred (August 2013)

France-based prepaid card provider Edenred recently announced two appointments to its executive committee.

People on the Move: Amit Parikh, Discover (August 2013)

Discover Financial Services has a new head of prepaid, Amit Parikh, who is responsible for overseeing prepaid sales and relationship management.

People on the Move: Neil Peretz, BillFloat (August 2013)

San Francisco-based BillFloat, which provides small-dollar loans to customers for electronic bill payments, recently announced that Neil Peretz has joined the company as general counsel.

Vantiv Gets Recognized, Recognizes Future of Commerce (July 2013)

One of Forbes’ “Fastest-Growing Tech Companies,” Vantiv talks about its growth since becoming independent and how it sees the payments landscape transforming.

People on the Move: Jonathan Wood, Skrill Group (July 2013)

Skrill Group, one of Europe’s largest payment providers, has appointed Jonathan Wood vice president responsible for electronic remittance.

People on the Move: Board of Directors, SIMalliance (July 2013)

July 2013 SIMalliance, a London-based nonprofit trade association supporting the creation, deployment and management of secure mobile services and applications, has announced its board of directors for the next 12 months. The four permanent SIMalliance board seats, retained by the founding SIMalliance member organizations, will continue to be served by: Frédéric Vasnier, senior vice president, […]

People on the Move: Ian Horsted, R&P Group (July 2013)

July 2013 Ian Horsted has been awarded the “U.S. Recruiting Network, South Dakota, Top Producer” for the second quarter of 2013, according to R&P Group, a Sioux Falls, S.D.-based payment industry recruiting firm. Over the last seven years, Horsted has become a key partner at R&P as he identifies, evaluates and recruits potential candidates for […]

People on the Move: Raj Date, Prosper Marketplace Inc. (July 2013)

July 2013 Prosper Marketplace Inc., parent company of peer-to-peer lending marketplace Prosper Funding LLC, has announced that Raj Date, former deputy director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has joined its board. Date is currently managing partner at Fenway Summer, a consumer finance advisory and investment firm based in Washington D.C. Before joining the federal […]

People on the Move: W. Alexander Hoffmann, MoneyGram International (July 2013)

July 2013 MoneyGram International has announced that W. Alexander Hoffmann has been appointed to the global money transfer company’s executive leadership team as senior vice president, global product management and emerging channels. He will lead MoneyGram’s global product portfolio, emerging channels and MoneyGram Online. He has 20 years of experience in payments and cards, online […]

People on the Move: Michael Kirk, Enacomm Inc. (July 2013)

July 2013 Enacomm Inc., a Tulsa, Okla.-based provider of voice processing infrastructure, applications and services, has announced that Michael Kirk will join the company as vice president of business development, channels and alliances. An IT and services veteran, Kirk has more than 25 years of experience with sales, sales management and business development for IVR, […]

People on the Move: Kurt Weiss and Conrad Sheehan, C-SAM (July 2013)

July 2013 C-SAM, a Chicago-based provider of mobile transactions technology, has announced that Kurt Weiss and Conrad Sheehan have joined the company as managing director of global financial institutions and vice president and general manager of strategic initiatives, respectively. Weiss will work closely with financial institutions and networks deploying C-SAM’s mobile transaction platform, which enables […]

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