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Boku Welcomes New CEO Stuart Neal After Momentous 2023

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Thursday, January 18, 2024
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Neal takes the helm from Jon Prideaux, who announced his intention to retire in July 2023, and will remain on the Board as a Non-Executive Director.

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  • Neal takes the helm from Jon Prideaux, who announced his intention to retire in July 2023, and will remain on the Board as a Non-Executive Director.
  • Boku CEO Stuart Neal brings more than 20 years of payments, banking and innovation leadership experience to Boku, combined with a deep understanding of the Boku business.
  • Neal re-joined Boku as CEO Designate in July 2023 after Jon Prideaux announced his plans to retire.
  • “I am excited to return to Boku as CEO at such a dynamic and promising time for the payments industry,” commented Stuart Neal, CEO, Boku.

Virtual Cards Market in Europe to grow by USD132.23 billion from 2022 to 2027|High adoption of contactless payment solutions boosts the market- Technavio

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Thursday, July 27, 2023
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These include the presence of a well-developed payment infrastructure, increasing adoption of virtual cards, and a growing preference for virtual payments.

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  • These include the presence of a well-developed payment infrastructure, increasing adoption of virtual cards, and a growing preference for virtual payments.
  • These developments are likely to boost the demand for virtual cards in the UK and drive the growth of the virtual cards market during the forecast period.
  • Technavio has segmented the market based on product (B2B virtual cards, B2C remote payment virtual cards, and B2C POS virtual cards) and application (Business use and Consumer use).
  • In 2022, the B2B virtual cards segment emerged as the dominant player in the European virtual cards market in terms of value.

Black Dragon Capital's℠ Louis Hernandez Jr. Launches Next Generation Digital Banking Suite

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Friday, February 24, 2023
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BOCA RATON, Fla., Feb. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Louis Hernandez, Jr. leads high performing investment firm Black Dragon Capital℠ ("BDC," "Black Dragon") in creating innovative and impactful change for the credit union industry and their communities. Black Dragon today announced the launch of a next generation digital banking platform to address the needs of Community-Based Financial Institutions. 

Key Points: 
  • BOCA RATON, Fla., Feb. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Louis Hernandez, Jr. leads high performing investment firm Black Dragon Capital℠ ("BDC," "Black Dragon") in creating innovative and impactful change for the credit union industry and their communities.
  • Black Dragon today announced the launch of a next generation digital banking platform to address the needs of Community-Based Financial Institutions.
  • Open Banking Solutions is an advanced cloud based digital banking platform designed to make community-based institutions more competitive.
  • Open Banking Solutions is an advanced cloud based digital banking platform designed to make community-based institutions more competitive.

Global Processing Services Welcomes Three Independent Non-Executive Directors to Its Board

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Thursday, February 23, 2023
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Global Processing Services (“GPS”), a fast-growing next-gen global payments technology platform, today announced the appointment of Paulette Rowe, Shane Happach, and Lynn McCreary as independent Non-Executive Directors.

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  • Global Processing Services (“GPS”), a fast-growing next-gen global payments technology platform, today announced the appointment of Paulette Rowe, Shane Happach, and Lynn McCreary as independent Non-Executive Directors.
  • Paulette brings a wealth of experience across card-based and virtual wallet payment solutions.
  • Shane Happach is an experienced global payments executive with strengths in enterprise sales and fintech-led disruption.
  • Before Worldpay, he worked with GlobalCollect – acquired by Ingenico in 2014 – in business development roles across the Americas and EMEA.

Global Wearables AI Market Report to 2033 - Players Include Garmin, Google, Fitbit, Apple and Huawei Technologies - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Monday, January 30, 2023
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Additionally, surge in e-payments by wearables is estimated to support the market growth.

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  • Additionally, surge in e-payments by wearables is estimated to support the market growth.
  • Rapid adoption of new technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and 5G smartphones is expected to propel the market growth during the projected period.
  • Surge in e-payments by wearables is predicted to fuel the market growth during the projected period.
  • A wearable technology company named bPay, backed by Barclaycard, sells jackets, fobs, and stickers that enable contactless transactions.

Conferma Pay announces appointment of Jason Lalor as Chief Executive Officer

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Monday, February 6, 2023
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LONDON, Feb. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Conferma Pay and Sabre Corporation today announce the appointment of Jason Lalor as Chief Executive Officer of Conferma Pay. The appointment follows Sabre's acquisition of Conferma Pay in August 2022, and its announcement of a new partnership and minority investment by Mastercard in November 2022 – which was completed on January 31, 2023. 

Key Points: 
  • LONDON, Feb. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Conferma Pay and Sabre Corporation today announce the appointment of Jason Lalor as Chief Executive Officer of Conferma Pay.
  • He most recently served as Chief Executive of Square's European business, headquartered in Dublin, as well as serving as Executive Director on several of Square's international Boards.
  • "We are delighted to have Jason join Conferma Pay as CEO during this pivotal year in our payments journey," said Roshan Mendis, Chief Commercial Officer, Sabre Travel Solutions.
  • "I've already been impressed by the dynamic and inspirational team at Conferma Pay," said Lalor.

GoCardless Welcomes Paul Stoddart as President

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Wednesday, May 4, 2022
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GoCardless , a leader in direct bank payment solutions, today announced the appointment of Paul Stoddart as President.

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  • GoCardless , a leader in direct bank payment solutions, today announced the appointment of Paul Stoddart as President.
  • Stoddart joins from Mastercard where he was President of its New Payment Platforms, Executive Chairman of Vocalink and a Member of the Mastercard Management Committee.
  • Stoddart brings a wealth of experience to GoCardless.
  • Paul Stoddart, President at GoCardless, said: GoCardless is in an incredibly exciting place right now.

Sunlight Financial Announces New Chief Financial Officer

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022
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Sunlight Financial Holdings Inc. (Sunlight Financial, "Sunlight" or the Company) (NYSE: SUNL), a premier, technology-enabled point-of-sale financing company, today announced that Rodney Yoder has been appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective April 1, 2022.

Key Points: 
  • Sunlight Financial Holdings Inc. (Sunlight Financial, "Sunlight" or the Company) (NYSE: SUNL), a premier, technology-enabled point-of-sale financing company, today announced that Rodney Yoder has been appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective April 1, 2022.
  • Rodney is a seasoned finance executive with a superior track record of delivering results and accelerating growth, and I am delighted to welcome him to the team, said Sunlight Financial Chief Executive Officer Matt Potere.
  • Mr. Yoder joins Sunlight with over 25 years of experience in financial planning, treasury, and consumer credit.
  • Barry has added tremendous value during his tenure at Sunlight Financial as a respected leader, mentor, and colleague, said Potere.

NMI Achieves Milestone Year in 2021 with Company Growth, Expanded Partnerships and Industry Recognition

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Tuesday, February 22, 2022
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SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Feb. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- NMI , a leading full commerce enablement technology company, today announced another milestone year in 2021 with plans for further growth in 2022.

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  • SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Feb. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- NMI , a leading full commerce enablement technology company, today announced another milestone year in 2021 with plans for further growth in 2022.
  • "2021 was the year that businesses doubled down on providing best-in-class payment options to meet consumer demand for innovative ways to pay," said Vijay Sondhi, CEO of NMI.
  • Beyond achieving this growth and reaching new company milestones, NMI also announced partnerships with J.P. Morgan and Barclaycard.
  • Additionally, NMI received the People Insight Outstanding Workplace 2021 Award , as a recognition of employee engagement and healthy workplace culture efforts.

Paysafe Brings Further New Talent into its Digital Wallets Team

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Tuesday, February 15, 2022
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Leading specialised payments platform, Paysafe (NYSE:PSFE), has today announced two leadership appointments to its Digital Wallets team as it continues to transform the business line under new Digital Wallets CEO, Chirag Patel.

Key Points: 
  • Leading specialised payments platform, Paysafe (NYSE:PSFE), has today announced two leadership appointments to its Digital Wallets team as it continues to transform the business line under new Digital Wallets CEO, Chirag Patel.
  • Meanwhile, Oxman, who joins Paysafe on March 1, brings a strong, international track record of driving growth and innovation for some of the worlds biggest consumer brands.
  • At Paysafe, she will lead new product development for the Digital Wallets business, including various transformative initiatives such as the companys embedded finance solution which it recently launched with crypto exchange, Binance.
  • Chirag Patel, CEO - Paysafe Digital Wallets, said:
    Im delighted to welcome Rachel and Megan to our Digital Wallets team.