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JPMorgan Chase Combines 3 Lines of Business Under Global Banking
April 04, 2024

JPMorgan Chase has announced a new organizational structure for its Global Banking (GB) business. The GB business now brings together the bank’s Commercial, Corporate and Investment Banking lines, according to a memo provided to PYMNTS Thursday (April 4) by JPMorgan Chase. “Our new GB franchise strengthens...

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Spotify Names Christian Luiga as New CFO
April 04, 2024

Streaming audio platform Spotify named a new chief financial officer. Christian Luiga is joining Spotify from Saab AB, a European defense and security company, where he served as deputy CEO and finance chief, the Swedish company announced in a news release Thursday (April 4). Before that, Luiga held leadership roles,...

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ConnexPay Names VPay’s Ben Peters as CEO
April 02, 2024

Payments platform ConnexPay has named industry veteran Ben Peters as its new CEO. Peters, who has spent two decades in the payments and vertical software space, will replace ConnexPay founder Bob Kaufman, who is moving into the role of board chairman, the company announced in a Tuesday (April 2) news release. “Under...

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Ally Financial Names Discover Chief Michael Rhodes as CEO
March 27, 2024

Ally Financial has announced that Michael G. Rhodes will become its new CEO and will be appointed to the board of directors on April 29. Rhodes has just resigned as the CEO of Discover Financial Services and a member of its board of directors, Ally Financial said in a...

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Microsoft Bing Head to Step Down Amid AI Push
March 26, 2024

The head of Microsoft’s Bing search engine and ad business is reportedly leaving that role. Mikhail Parakhin’s departure — the subject of a Monday (March 25) Bloomberg News report — comes a week after the tech giant appointed DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman to head up...

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Open Lending Names CFO Chuck Jehl as Interim CEO
March 25, 2024

Open Lending appointed its chief financial officer, Chuck Jehl, to the additional roles of chief operating officer and interim CEO after Keith Jezek resigned as CEO and board member. This leadership change is effective immediately, with Jezek remaining available to advise the company on the transition, Open Lending said...

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Fabric Names Curt Avallone Co-CEO to Tackle eGrocery
March 25, 2024

Retail fulfillment company Fabric named eCommerce veteran Curt Avallone as its co-CEO. The appointment comes as Fabric looks to expand its operations worldwide with a focus on eGrocery, according to a Monday (March 25) press release. “Over the past 30 years, Avallone has collaborated to build new businesses...

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PSCU Appoints Vel Davidov, Michael Summers as Executive Vice Presidents
March 21, 2024

PSCU/Co-op Solutions has appointed two new executive vice presidents (EVPs): Vel Davidov, EVP, chief financial officer, and Michael Summers, EVP, chief culture officer. Davidov, who has been with PSCU since 2002, will lead the payments credit union service organization’s (CUSO’s) financial planning and analysis (FP&A), mergers...

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Navro Names PayPal Vet Colin Moss-Davies as Revenue Chief
March 21, 2024

British payments firm Navro has named a PayPal veteran to serve as its chief revenue officer. Colin Moss-Davies, PayPal’s former head of sales, was named to his new position Thursday (March 21), Navro said in a news release provided to PYMNTS. “Having operated in the FinTech space for 25...