Jerry Garcia
CardWeb.com’s CardExecs database of payments industry movers and shakers today features Jerry Garcia, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Cardtronics.
Fragmob + HyperWallet
CardWeb.com’s CardExecs database of payments industry movers and shakers today features Jerry Garcia, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Cardtronics.
Jerry Craft
CardWeb.com’s CardExecs database of card industry movers and shakers today features Jerry Craft, Chief Executive Officer of Corserv. The Company provides credit card (MasterCard and VISA) issuing support services
Ray Costner
CardWeb.com’s CardExecs database of card industy movers and shakers today features Ray Costner, Chief Technology Officer of Corserv. Atlanta-based Corserv Solutions provides credit card servicing and consulting to the financial services community.
MasterCard Names Chief Human Resources Officer
MasterCard appointed Ron Garrow Chief Human Resources Officer and member of its Executive Committee, effective April 1. Garrow joined MasterCard in March 2010 as Group Head, Global Talent Acquisition Management and Development. Then he was named Group Executive of Global Human Resources Plans and Programs, which included oversight of Rewards, Workforce Programs, Employee Relations and Human Resources Services and Solutions. Garrow held various Human Resources leadership positions at Bank of America over a six-year period, culminating in the position of Chief Learning Officer. He also spent 19 years at Wachovia in various Human Resources roles focused on training, leadership and executive development.
Fifth Third Appoints As Head of Retail Banking
Chad Borton has been appointed senior VP, head of Retail Banking for the Company with Fifth Third. Borton comes to Fifth Third from JP Morgan Chase where he held a number of senior management positions including Consumer Bank CFO, head of the Retail Distribution Network responsible for expanding Chase’s branch and ATM network nationally and Retail Market Manager for Chase’s branch network in several Ohio markets. Most recently he served as head of Branch Administration where he was responsible for managing more than 1,000 employees in the delivery of branch operational support for 5,500 retail branches. Borton will report directly to Steven Alonso.
Wells Fargo Sends Over $1.8B in Remittance to 15 Countries
Wells Fargo sees record growth for its “ExpressSend” Global Remittance Services, with a year over year remittance transaction volume growth of 27% and dollar value growth of 28% from 2010 to 2011, while total value remitted in 2011 totaled more than $1.8 billion to 15 countries. In 4Q/11 alone, remittance transaction volume growth was 23% over the year ago period while total dollar value remitted growth was 22%. The Wells Fargo distribution includes over 35,800 remittance payout locations with 43 remittance network companies in 15 countries.
Galileo Processing Hires New EVP, Business Development
Steve Boyer has been appointed Executive VP, Business Development with Galileo Processing prepaid, credit, debit and alternative financial services technologies. Boyer brings with him nearly three decades of experience in payments automation. In 1993 Boyer co-founded the concept of a declining balance closed-loop card for merchants, which later became known as the gift card. Boyer was most recently Chief Revenue Officer for HOPS, a SaaS-based business intelligence and data processing software firm. Boyer worked with large open-loop prepaid and payment automation programs at American Express, Wachovia, ADP Corporation, MBNA, Bank of America, Capital One, Chase Bank and others.
Wells Fargo Expands Its Payout Locations Globally
Wells Fargo & Company has expanded its “ExpressSend” remittance network through an agreement with UniTeller Financial Services. WIth this, Wells Fargo will extend its consumer remittance payout network distribution to 9 additional financial institutions and alternative financial services companies in Guatemala, Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras, Peru, Philippines and Vietnam. Wells Fargo now has one of the largest number of payout locations for a U.S. bank-managed remittance service, creating added convenience for its customers and their family and friends.
South Florida Wells Fargo-Wachovia Conversion Complete
More than 300 Wachovia banking locations across the southern half of Florida became Wells Fargo stores following the conversion of locations in the north, central, and greater Tampa area of Florida last month. Now over 70 million Wells Fargo customers can access nearly 700 Wells Fargo stores and more than 900 ATMs throughout Florida while the Bank added more than 1,500 new jobs across the state. For instance, the Wells Fargo ExpressSend distribution network includes more than 27,000 remittance payout locations with 26 remittance companies located in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Dominical Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Peru.
Wells Fargo Completes Conversion of Wachovia in 363 FL Banks
Wachovia banking locations across north and central Florida and the greater Tampa area officially became Wells Fargo stores in the latest phase of the largest bank merger in U.S. history. More than 4.6 million Florida customers can now take advantage of 363 Wells Fargo stores and more than 500 ATMs across that part of the state. Wachovia banking locations in the southern half of Florida will transition to Wells Fargo stores in July, and other eastern states will follow throughout 2011. Meanwhile, the Wells Fargo “ExpressSend” distribution includes over 27,000 remittance payout locations with 26 remittance network companies located in 15 countries.
Wachovia Makes $100,000 donation to Red Cross
Wachovia, a Wells Fargo Company, announced that the Wells Fargo Foundation is contributing $100,000 to the Eastern North Carolina chapter of the American Red Cross to help aid those impacted by the recent tornadoes. The donation will help meet immediate needs of the victims, providing food, shelter, emotional support, clean up kits and other assistance for families and communities in the aftermath of devastating tornadoes in eastern North Carolina.