People on the Move: Mark Bolsom, Moneymailme
Social money transfer provider Moneymailme has appointed Mark Bolsom as business development director.
Movers and Shakers
People on the Move: Brun, Mimran, Croteau, nexo Standards Board
nexo Standards, the global industry association dedicated to enabling fast, interoperable and borderless payments acceptance, has elected a new board of directors at its recent general assembly.
Q&A with Andrew Buckley, Mastercard
When the self-described skeptic took over as global head of prepaid for Mastercard earlier this year, Andrew Buckley wasn’t quite convinced that the opportunities ahead were worthy of all the hype. Five months later and he’s among the converted, preaching the gospel of democratization—not just of payments but of innovation.
Compliance Titans: Craig James, Neopay
Craig James, founder and CEO of compliance consultancy Neopay, views compliance like a chess match—you have to know the board better than everyone else, so nothing surprises you.
People on the Move: A.J. Koehn, Urban FT
A.J. Koehn has joined Urban FT Inc., a digital payments platform provider and 2017 Pay Awards winner for Startup of the Year, as its new senior vice president of compliance and program management.
People on the Move: Tommaso Zanobini, Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank has named Tommaso Zanobini global head of financial technology.
People on the Move: Jeff Hibbard, Fidor
Fidor, a digital banking solutions provider, has appointed Jeff Hibbard chief product officer. Hibbard’s focus is on driving product innovation for Fidor’s operating system.
People on the Move: Chris Shockley, PSCU Board
PSCU, a credit union service organization, has appointed Chris Shockley associate director to its board.
People on the Move: Ryan Farley, Judopay
Mobile payments platform provider Judopay has appointed Ryan Farley CEO.
People on the Move: Shafi Shaikh, Mastercard
Mastercard has appointed Shafi Shaikh executive vice president, customer delivery, Asia-Pacific. Shaikh oversees customer support, product delivery and customer relationships.
People on the move: Peter De Caluwe and Thierry Siminger, TransferTo
TransferTo, a global B2B cross-border payments network, has appointed two senior executive team members as part of the company’s plan to accelerate business growth.
People on the Move: Ron Kalifa, Worldpay
Worldpay vice chairman Ron Kalifa has ranked third out of 100 in the EMpower Ethnic Minority Leaders List, presented by The Financial Times
People on the Move: Manish Kohli, Citi
Citi has appointed Manish Kohli global head of the payments and receivables business.
Companies on the Move: International Regtech Association Forms
International Regtech Association, a global nonprofit association focusing on regulation technology has been formed, with more than 100 founding members.
People on the Move: Kevin Brown, Wirecard North America
Wirecard North America, a provider of global payment solutions, has appointed Kevin Brown to the Wirecard executive team in North America.
Compliance Titans: Jani Gode, Payoneer
Jani Gode’s knowledge of payments compliance reaches to parts of the globe that are about as far away from the small Minnesota farm where she grew up as you can get. Gode leads the global compliance program as chief compliance officer at Payoneer, an online payments company founded in 2005 that enables businesses to send and receive cross-border payments.
Compliance Titans: Margo Hirsch Strahlberg, U.S. Bank
If Margo Hirsch Strahlberg, prepaid compliance risk management specialist at U.S. Bank, isn’t managing responsibilities at home or work, she tries to steal time away to hit the gym. “I’ve incorporated more weight lifting into my routine,” she says. “My goal is to dead-lift a few copies of the CFPB’s prepaid accounts rule.”
People on the Move: Gulra Atak, Citi
Citi has appointed Gulra Atak to lead its innovation lab in Dublin.
Company on the Move: FinCEN, Law Enforcement Awards
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) held its third annual Law Enforcement Awards ceremony on May 9 at the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
People on the Move: Bimal Patel, Financial Stability Oversight Council
President Trump has named former banking attorney Bimal Patel to lead the day-to-day operations of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC).
People on the Move: Chris Gunnare, PSCU
Credit union service organization PSCU has hired Chris Gunnare as chief member experience officer.
People on the Move: Mark Butler, Qualys Inc.
Qualys Inc., a provider of cloud-based security and compliance solutions, has appointed former Fiserv executive Mark Butler as chief information security officer.
People on the Move: Brad Fauss, Wirecard North America
Brad Fauss is joining Wirecard North America as general counsel and vice president, compliance and governmental affairs. In his new role, he is responsible for managing the legal, compliance and governmental affairs functions for the North American business. Wirecard, a payments and commerce leader headquartered in Munich, finalized its acquisition of Citi Prepaid Services in March 2017, as part of its global expansion strategy.
People on the Move: Nelson Holzner, AEVI
European fintech specialist AEVI—a subsidiary of Diebold Nixdorf—has appointed Nelson Holzner as CEO.
People on the Move: Alenka Grealish, Celent
Alenka Grealish has joined the banking practice of research and advisory firm Celent as a senior analyst, based in San Francisco.
People on the Move: Thomas Curry, Stepping Down as Comptroller of the Currency
U.S. Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry will step down on May 5, 2017, after completing his five-year term in the role.
People on the Move: Marianne Sullivan, Finicity Board
Financial data aggregator Finicity has expanded its board of directors with the addition of Marianne Sullivan, who will assume the role of audit committee chair.
People on the Move: IMPACT, New Managing Directors
IMPACT Payments Recruiting has promoted long-time employees Marc Badalucco, Marc Keller and Brian Blume to managing directors.
People on the Move: Ed McLaughlin, Mastercard
Mastercard has named Ed McLaughlin president, operations and technology.
People on the Move: OSPT Alliance, Board of Directors
OSPT Alliance, the technical industry body behind the CIPURSE open-security standard for contactless fare collection systems, has announced its board of directors for 2017.
People on the Move: Glynn Frechette, PSCU
Credit union service organization PSCU has named Glynn Frechette as senior vice president of Advisors Plus, PSCU’s division of strategic consultants and marketing experts.
People on the Move: Retail Gift Card Association, Board of Directors
The Retail Gift Card Association (RGCA), the nonprofit trade organization representing the closed-loop gift card industry, has announced its 2017-2018 board of directors and executive committee.
People on the Move: Phil Gura, Sionic Mobile
Phil Gura has been named chief legal officer and executive director of fuel retail for mobile loyalty and payments platform provider Sionic Mobile.
Executive profile: one on one with Joan Herman, Sunrise Banks
She witnessed the rise of electronic transactions and worked on the first shared ATM network card. Now this self-proclaimed pioneer woman has her sights set on prepaid and a mobile future.
People on the Move: Scott Pearson, American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers
Scott Pearson, a partner in the consumer financial services group at Ballard Spahr, has been named a fellow of the American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers.
People on the Move: Lou Friedmann, Bento for Business
Bento for Business, a provider of employee expense management solutions for small businesses, has appointed Lou Friedmann as chief revenue officer.
People on the Move: Shazia Manus, CO-OP Financial, Confidence Award
CO-OP Financial Services Chief Product and Strategy Officer Shazia Manus was named the winner of the Confidence Award during Inspiring Women of Iowa, an annual event sponsored by the Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa.
People on the Move: Michael Lenora, Andy Golding, Kreditech Board
German consumer finance technology company Kreditech Group has named Michael Lenora as independent chairman of the board and Andy Golding as an independent board member.
People on the Move: Jeff Lewis, Advising Next Group
Mobile banking and telecom provider Next Group Holdings has signed Jeff Lewis, president of Jeff Lewis Advisory, to provide oversight and recommendations on the development of its GPR and gift card products.
People on the Move: Agnes Woolrich, Pay by Bank
VocaLink mobile payments app arm Pay by Bank has appointed Agnes Woolrich as marketing director.
