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Key MoviePass Exec Bails
August 31, 2018

MoviePass has been hit with another loss: Carl Schramm, a member of the board of directors for parent company Helios and Matheson Analytics, has resigned due to concerns about corporate management. “I have objected to the manner in which a number of business decisions have...

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Global Payments COO Mangum Stepping Down
August 30, 2018

Global Payments, the worldwide provider of payment technology and software solutions, announced on Thursday (Aug. 30) that President and Chief Operating Officer David Mangum is leaving the company. In the press release, the company thanked the executive for his service but did not say why...

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JPMorgan Poaches Google Exec For AI Innovation
August 29, 2018

JPMorgan Chase has hired a senior executive from Google as its new head of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning services. According to a memo obtained exclusively by CNBC, Apoorv Saxena, Google’s head of product management for cloud-based artificial intelligence, will be joining JPMorgan on...

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SWIFT Names Barclay’s Dave Scola North America Head
August 29, 2018

SWIFT has announced that Dave Scola is its new head of North America. Based in New York, Scola will be responsible for SWIFT’s innovation and growth strategy in the U.S. and Canada, working to bolster the company’s account relationships in the region. In addition, Scola...

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Mitek CEO, CFO Both Step Down
August 28, 2018

Mitek Systems announced that its CEO and Chairman of the Board Jim DeBello will departing his roles at the company, effective Jan. 1, 2019. As a result, Bruce Hansen, Mitek’s lead independent director, will immediately take over as Chairman of the Board and assist with...

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Intuit CEO To Relinquish Role By The End Of The Year
August 24, 2018

Intuit announced Thursday (August 24) that Brad Smith, the company’s chief executive, will relinquish his role as CEO later in 2018. The Wall Street Journal, citing the maker of TurboTax and QuickBooks, reported Sasan Goodarzi, the current general manager of Intuit’s small business and self-employed...

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Lyft Taps Google Veteran As It Goes After Business Market
August 22, 2018

Lyft, the ride-hailing startup competing against Uber, has hired Manish Gupta, a Google veteran, as vice president of engineering. According to a report citing Lyft, Gupta was tapped to build Lyft’s business platforms, including enterprise, partnerships and healthcare. He will work with Ran Makavy, the head...

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I2c Brings Former Macaluso Group Exec Dargan On Board To Head Global Strategic Partnerships
August 07, 2018

In an announcement on Tuesday (Aug. 7), integrated commerce and smart payments firm i2c said it had appointed Ted Dargan to the role of vice president and head of global strategic partnerships. He will be responsible for generating new business opportunities through strategic partner channels....

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Discover Names Roger Hochschild As Chief Executive
August 03, 2018

Discover Financial named current President and COO Roger Hochschild to succeed David Nelms as chief executive, starting in October. Nelms, who has been the CEO of Discover since 2004, plans to retire in 2019 and will continue as executive chairman until that point, according to...