TSYS confirmed the retirement of William Pruett as Senior Executive Vice President and President of TSYS’ North America Services segment, effective April 1st. A 40-year veteran of TSYS, Pruett started his career in the merchant area at Columbus Bank and Trust in 1976, and in 2011 assumed leadership of TSYS’ largest reporting segment. Under his…
Verifone has ankled Irni Palar as the general manager of its domestic operations in Indonesia. Based in Jakarta occupying a newly opened office facility, Palar spearheads Verifone’s commitment to providing world-class payment technology and collaborating with banks and its partner community in Indonesia. Irni comes to Verifone from Mastercard where she was the Indonesia director…
San Francisco-based YapStone has ankled Michael Gramz for its management team, as Chief Risk Officer. In his role, Gramz will focus on delivering innovative risk management products and services to support YapStone’s partners and customers. Prior to YapStone, Gramz was the Chief Risk Officer and Board Director at Merchant eSolutions, the U.S. processing division of…
CEO Andy Khawaja of Allied Wallet, a globally provider of online payment processing offering various payment solutions in 196 countries all over the world, has been awarded as Corporate America’s 2016 CEO of the Year. Dr. Andy Khawaja has become a world-renowned tech billionaire for his ability to create a higher quality of service within…
NC-based LendingTree has juggled two top executives. Neil Salvage, previously the company’s Chief Revenue Officer, has been promoted to the newly-created role of President, managing the day-to-day business operations. Nikul Patel, previously LendingTree’s Chief Operating Officer, will now be the company’s Chief Product and Strategy Officer, where he will lead product innovation, consumer experience and…
Vancouver-based iATS Payments has ankled Daniel Mitchell as Vice President responsible for Sales and Business Development. He will be responsible for leading all aspects of iATS sales and business development, and will work closely with customers and partners to support their success. With over 20 years of sales experience, Daniel has worked with innovators across…
Ayşe Nil Sarıgöllü, CEO of Cardtek, was selected as the winner of a Silver Stevie Award in the Female Executive of the Year, Business Products, 11-2,500 Employees category in the 13th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business. Ayşe Sarıgöllü was honored for her strategic leadership at Cardtek, the fastest growing technology company in EMEA,…
Singapore-based TransferTo has ankled Sandra Hua Yao to lead its business operations in East Africa as Vice President, Business Development. The appointment is part of the company’s continued geographic expansion to support its global strategy and grow in emerging markets. Sandra Hua Yao joins TransferTo from the National Bank of Kenya where she led the…
NerdWallet has ankled Tapan Bhat, veteran technology leader and former Realtor.com Chief Product Officer (CPO), as its first CPO. NerdWallet provides free tools and clear, unbiased advice to help consumers choose the best credit cards, mortgages, banks, insurance and other financial options for their lives. Bhat will report directly to co-founder and CEO Tim Chen.…
Bango has hired Fernando Dias to head-up operations in Latin America. This is the latest move in Bango’s strategy to expand global support for app store partners. Based in Bango’s office in Sao Paulo, Fernando will drive the roll-out of Bango’s globally successful model for activating carrier billing across the region. A long-term and high-profile…
Visa confirmed Charlie Scharf is resigning as chief executive officer effective December 1st, and will be replaced by Alfred F. Kelly, Jr. as CEO. Mr. Kelly, a current Visa board member, is the president and chief executive officer of Intersection Co. and the former president of American Express. Mr. Scharf informed the board of directors…
MasterCard has ankled Safdar Khan as Division President for Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei, responsible for delivering increased value to Mastercard stakeholders by driving the implementation of the company’s digital payment technologies. The new role and division will be headquartered in Jakarta, where Mr. Khan will be based, and recognizes the growing importance of the developing…