Other Breaking News
CardFlash News Briefs: CSI (IPS); ALLIED WALLET (Ecwid); USAT (Downey); and SHOPKEEP (CEO).
ShopKeep COO
NY-based ShopKeep, the cloud-based technology and business management solution for more than 20,000 small businesses, has ankled Michael DeSimone as the company’s new Chief Operating Officer.
Equens + Worldline
Worldline and Equens are getting married. Equens is a prominent European payment services provider, headquartered in Utrecht, Netherlands, with €305 million 2015 revenue. Equens Worldline Company will become the largest pan-European financial processor, targeting 2016 revenue of € 700 million and OMDA of € 120 million, managing approximatively 100 million payment cards and employing 3,000 experts in payment.
MasterCard Execs
Michael Miebach will assume the role of chief product officer for MasterCard on January 1st and will be based in New York. He currently serves as president, Middle East and Africa.
Other Breaking News
In today’s CardFlash News Que: ARK (Bitcoin); IPC (Infinea X); NEXONIA (ratings); and HOUSECALL (funding).
Ingenico + Worldpay
UK-based Worldpay is now valued at US$9.2 billion and Ingenico rumored is seriously considering gobbling up the payments firm. Worldpay is owned buyout firms Advent International Corp. and Bain Capital.
Barracuda Networks
CardWeb.com’s CardData database of Company Profiles today features Barracuda Networks.
Cognitec Systems
CardWeb.com’s CardData database of Company Profiles today features Cognitec Systems.
Worldpay Chairman
London-based Worldpay has ankled Sir Michael Rake to become Non-Executive Chairman on September 1. Sir Mike brings a wealth of experience to Worldpay, having spent 30 years at KPMG where he was Senior Partner at KPMG UK, as well as Chairman of KPMG International.
Michael Carter/Silicon Prairie
CardWeb.com’s CardExecs database of payments industry movers and shakers today features Michael Carter, Co-Founder and CMO of Silicon Prairie.
Healthcare Payments
CardWeb.com’s CardConferences today features the HEALTHCARE PAYMENTS INNOVATIONS conference, July 27-28, 2015 at Hyatt Regency Boston.
Law of Bitcoin
The first Bitcoin book delving into cryptocurrency law in four jurisdictions: the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Germany has been released.