People on the Move: Kelly Kay, YapStone
YapStone, a Walnut Creek, Calif.-based provider of Web and mobile payment solutions, has appointed Kelly Kay president and chief operating officer.
Movers and Shakers
Company on the Move: CardFlight, Technology Innovation Award
CardFlight, a New York-based firm that enables developers to integrate in-person card payments into their own apps, has received the 2014 Technology Innovation Award from the Electronic Transactions Association.
People on the Move: Jose Garcia, First Data Corp.
First Data Corp., an Atlanta-based payments processor, has hired Jose Garcia to lead the company’s government solutions business.
People on the Move: Alex Teoh and Robin Khuda, Mint Wireless Ltd.
Mint Wireless Ltd., an Australia-based mobile payments and transaction processing company, has appointed Alex Teoh executive chairman and Robin Khuda CEO.
People on the Move: Steven Kane, John DeCastro and Kimberly Autry, Retail Gift Card Association Board
The Retail Gift Card Association, a trade association of closed-loop gift card retailers committed to promoting and protecting the use of gift cards, announced the election of three new members to its board of director.
People on the Move: Christopher J. Meinerz, Spindle Inc.
Spindle Inc., a provider of mobile commerce solutions, announced it has appointed Christopher J. Meinerz chief financial officer and chief compliance officer.
People on the Move: Kelly Mahon Tullier and Ellen Richey, Visa Inc.
Visa Inc. has announced that Kelly Mahon Tullier will join the company as executive vice president and deputy general counsel. Ellen Richey, chief legal officer, chief risk officer and member of the executive committee, will continue in those roles through Sept. 30, 2014, when she will become vice chairman, risk and public policy.
Liquidnet poaches Wells Fargo’s Garrett as US technology head
Buy-side block trading venue Liquidnet has appointed former Wells Fargo Securities equity trading boss Bob Garrett as its new head of technology, based in New York.
People on the Move: Nadia Dombrowski, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Nadia Dombrowski has joined the payments practice at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP as a partner in the firm’s New York office.
People on the Move: Rick Oglesby, Double Diamond Group LLC
Payments industry consulting firm Double Diamond Group LLC has hired Rick Oglesby as senior research analyst and consultant of the recently launched Double Diamond Payments Research, a research division focusing on merchant acceptance trends and analysis.
People on the Move: David Dorman, eBay Inc. Board of Directors
eBay Inc. has announced the appointment of David Dorman as an independent director to the company’s board of directors.
People on the Move: Michael Manos, First Data Corp.
First Data Corp., an Atlanta-based payments processor, has appointed Michael Manos as chief technology officer, responsible for First Data’s global technology infrastructure.
People on the Move: Samir Zabaneh, Heartland Payment Systems
Heartland Payment Systems, a Princeton, N.J.-based merchant processor, has hired Samir Zabaneh as chief financial officer.
People on the Move: Nancy Ann Barnhart, JetPay Payment Services
JetPay Payment Services, a division of JetPay Corp., has appointed Nancy Ann Barnhart chief information officer.
People on the Move: Joel Leonoff, Optimal Payments
Optimal Payments, a London-based online payments and risk management provider, announced that President and CEO Joel Leonoff was named CEO of the year at the U.K. Stock Market Awards 2014 last month.
People on the Move: Corbin Simon, R&P Group
R&P Group, a Sioux Falls, S.D.-based payments industry recruiting firm, announced that Corbin Simon has earned the Top Producer Award (first quarter 2014) for the Sioux Falls area, from the U.S. Recruiting Network.
People on the Move: Greg Haney, CardLab Inc.
CardLab Inc., a Dallas-based provider of open-loop incentive and prepaid card products, announced that Greg Haney has joined the company as chief operating officer.
Company on the Move: Contact Solutions, Frost & Sullivan Award
Contact Solutions, a Reston, Va.-based provider of cloud-based customer self-service solutions, has been awarded the Customer Value Leadership Award for Best Practices Research on hosted interactive voice response solutions by business consulting firm Frost & Sullivan.
People on the Move: Anna Yip, MasterCard
MasterCard has appointed Anna Yip as head of Hong Kong and Macau.
People on the Move: Ari Horowitz and George Zirkel, TabbedOut
TabbedOut, an Austin, Texas-based provider of an app enabling consumers to open, review and pay their restaurant and bar tabs from their mobile phones, has hired Ari Horowitz as executive vice president, strategic partnerships and corporate development, and George Zirkel as chief revenue officer.
People on the Move: U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, New Memoir
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has written a book, “A Fighting Chance,” which chronicles her life from growing up in Oklahoma to her work establishing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to her 2012 election to the U.S. Senate.
People on the Move: Eric Duprat, WEX Inc.
WEX Inc., a provider of corporate payment solutions, announced that Eric Duprat has been elected to the company’s board of directors.
2014 Paybefore Awards Ceremony Photos
During the All Payments Expo (APEX) in Las Vegas March 3-5 2014, Paybefore announced its Best-in-Category and Industry Achievement winners for the 2014 Paybefore Awards. Check out the photos.
People on the Move: Jim Harper and Amy Weiss, The Bitcoin Foundation
The Bitcoin Foundation, a nonprofit institution founded to promote bitcoin use, has announced the hiring of Jim Harper and Amy Weiss.
People on the Move: Glen Holbert, CardLab Inc.
CardLab Inc., a Dallas-based provider of open-loop incentive and prepaid card products, has named Glen Holbert chief revenue officer.
People on the Move: Christopher D. Carroll, Daniel Dodd-Ramirez and Jeffrey Langer, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has named Christopher D. Carroll, Daniel Dodd-Ramirez and Jeffrey Langer to senior positions.
People on the Move: Advanced Card Education Certificate Holders, International Card Manufacturers Association
The International Card Manufacturers Association has announced that 43 individuals have been recognized as the newest Advanced Card Education certificate holders for 2014.
People on the Move: Jeffrey Tourek, JetPay Payment Services
JetPay Payment Services, a division of JetPay Corporation, has appointed Jeffrey S. Tourek executive vice president and national sales leader.
People on the Move: Thomas Auriemma and Brahm Gelfand, Optimal Payments
Optimal Payments, a London-based online payment solutions provider, has named Thomas Auriemma as an adviser to provide strategic and regulatory advice on current and future U.S. state regulation regarding payment services for the online gaming industry. The company also appointed Brahm Gelfand as a non-executive director to the company’s board of directors.
People on the Move: Rakesh ‘Rocky’ Agrawal, PayPal
PayPal has named Rakesh “Rocky” Agrawal director of strategy.
People on the Move: Tom Britz, Aurora Financial Systems Inc.
Purchase, N.Y.-based Aurora Financial Systems Inc. announced that Tom Britz has joined the firm as senior vice president and general manager of the new corporate services division.
People on the Move: Jeffrey Shanahan, CardConnect
CardConnect, a Philadelphia-based payments technology company, announced that Jeffrey Shanahan, who has served as president of the company since 2008, has been appointed CEO.
People on the Move: Amru Kotb, Cryptomathic
Cryptomathic, an e-security solutions provider with offices in Europe and North America, has appointed Amru Kotb senior vice president.
People on the Move: David Anderson, Enacomm Inc.
Enacomm Inc., a Tulsa, Okla.-based provider of voice processing infrastructure, has hired David Anderson, who will serve as vice president and chief marketing officer.
People on the Move: Andrew Patterson, Mercury Payment Systems LLC
Mercury Payment Systems LLC, Mercury Payment Systems, a Durango, Colo.-based payment processor, has appointed Andrew Patterson chief technology officer.
People on the Move: Scott Sandlin, Mozido LLC
Mozido LLC, a startup that focuses on cloud-based, white-label mobile payments services for banks and merchants, has named Scott Sandlin president and a member of the board of directors.
People on the Move: Michael Mueller and Udo Mueller, paysafecard group
Michael Mueller, co-founder and, for the last nine years, CEO of paysafecard group, has decided to leave the company board. Udo Mueller assumes the role of CEO.
People on the Move: Carl J. Williams, Planet Payment Inc.
Planet Payment Inc., a Long Beach, N.Y.-based payments processor, has appointed Carl J. Williams CEO.
People on the Move: Michael McMillan, Heartland Payment Systems
Heartland Payment Systems, a Princeton, N.J.-based merchant processor, has hired Michael McMillan as chief branding officer.
Company on the Move: Calpian Inc.’s Money-on-Mobile, The Indian Merchants’ Chamber Award
Calpian Inc., a global processing and mobile payments technology company, announced that Money-on-Mobile, its India-based subsidiary and prepaid mobile payments company, has been recognized for “Excellence in Information Technology Service” by The Indian Merchants’ Chamber.
