Masters of Code
MasterCard’s global hackathon will hold its grand finale in San Francisco on December 4 and 5. The Masters of Code competition will include the winning teams from each of the 12 regional events.
SailPointTechnologies
CardWeb.com’s CardData database of Company Profiles today features SailPointTechnologies.
PSCU Board
PSCU announced the appointments of Cathy Pace, President and CEO, Allegacy Federal Credit Union, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; and Andrew Rosen, President and CEO, Hawaii State Federal Credit Union, Honolulu.
DIGATRADE
Bit-X Financial Corp. announced that its new exchange DIGATRADE™ is set to go-live June 29th and will operate under the domain www.digatrade.com.
Synchrony Financial
CardWeb.com’s CardData database of Company Profiles today features processor Synchrony Financial. The Company is the largest provider of private label credit cards in the U.S.
PSCU CEO
Chuck Fagan is returning to PSCU after a two-year stint at
the Credit Union Executive Society (CUES). Acting CEO Tom Gandre will return to his role as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer on April 27 when Fagan takes the reins.
Dave Hobday
CardWeb.com’s CardExecs database of payments industry movers and shakers today features Dave Hobday, Managing Director of Worldpay UK.
Dave Hobday
CardWeb.com’s CardExecs database of payments industry movers and shakers today features Dave Hobday, Managing Director of Worldpay UK.
Pulse Rebranding
PULSE debit/ATM network unveiled a new corporate logo and acceptance mark. The rebranding preserves many elements of PULSE’s original marks while also identifying the network more closely with its parent company, Discover Financial Services (DFS). The new logo and acceptance mark are more contemporary and feature the familiar Discover orange. PULSE has expanded beyond PIN debit to support the processing of the full range of cardholder verification methods (CVMs), including PINless Bill Pay, Internet PIN Debit, signature, no-signature and no-CVM transactions in both single- and dual-message environments. PULSE also has worked to advance new technologies such as mobile payments, EMV chip cards and tokenization. PULSE PAY Express is a key part of the company’s strategy to champion choice and competition and to be the best network option for all debit transactions.
FDC Management
First Data announced two promotions and two new hires to its senior leadership team. Among the promotions: Barry McCarthy to lead four strategic businesses including the STAR Network.
Seamless and InComm Sign
InComm has signed an agreement with Swedish Seamless that enables the digitization of the company’s vast portfolio of closed-loop stored-value cards using the mobile payment solution SEQR. InComm offers stored-value cards from more than 500 brand partners in the US. The collaboration opens up InComm’s large client base and enables stores to digitizetheir gift cards. InComm is a leading provider of cutting-edge prepaid products, services and transaction technologies to retailers, brands and consumers. SEQR is Sweden’s and Europe’s most used mobile wallet in stores and online.
InComm Signs Agreement With Seamless
InComm has signed an agreement with Swedish Seamless that enables the digitization of the company’s vast portfolio of closed-loop stored-value cards using the mobile payment solution SEQR. The card, which can be topped up via mobile, will also function as a payment account in the SEQR-app and the US will be the first market to launch.