People on the Move: Stephen Vogel, Banking Up
Banking Up, which enables businesses and financial institutions to deploy consumer retail banking services, has appointed Stephen Vogel CEO. Vogel previously served as CEO at Grameen America, where he led the growth of the organization from a few hundred borrowers at one location into an organization with more than 35,000 micro-borrowers served from 18 locations. He also served on the board of directors at NetSpend from 2011 until its acquisition by TSYS in 2013. Prior to his leadership roles in the financial services industry, Vogel co-founded Synergy Gas, an energy distribution business that he expanded into a national company with more than 300 locations and more than 250,000 customers in 41 states.