Bakkt Holdings has appointed a board member, Andy Main, as president and CEO, effective March 26. Main will succeed Gavin Michael, who is stepping down from those roles to pursue other interests, the provider of custody, trading and onramp capabilities for the crypto economy said in a Monday...
Payment orchestration platform BlueSnap has a new chief executive. Henry Helgeson, a 25-year veteran of the payments sector and founder of the payments company Cayan (now Tsys), will become BlueSnap’s CEO and help boost its growth by focusing on middle-market merchants, the company said Monday (March 18) in...
PublicSquare, the self-described “patriotic” marketplace, is entering the payments space. The company announced Monday (March 18) it had hired former Klarna USA CEO Brian Billingsley to serve as president of its payments subsidiary, PSQ Payments, its “uncancellable payments solution.” Billingsley brings with him more than 15...
Petco CEO, Chairman and board member Ron Coughlin stepped down from those roles Wednesday (March 13) and was succeeded by Interim CEO R. Michael (Mike) Mohan. Coughlin will support the leadership transition as an advisor to the board, while the board has tapped a global...
PayPal has appointed former SoFi executive Aaron J. Webster as executive vice president, chief enterprise services officer, effective Monday (March 18). In his new role, Webster will be responsible for global financial crime and fraud prevention programs, regulatory and government relations, and risk and compliance management, PayPal said in a...
Intuit has acquired intellectual property (IP) and hired talent from financial data platform and tools provider Proper Finance. The team members will join Intuit’s FinTech and Small Business and Self-Employed Group (SBSEG) Money teams, helping to “accelerate innovation,” Intuit said in a Monday (March 11) blog post....
Standard Chartered has made a number of changes to its leadership team. The British banking giant announced Tuesday (March 11) that it had appointed Roberto Hoornweg, head of financial markets, and Sunil Kaushal, regional CEO for Africa and the Middle East, to serve as co-heads of corporate and investment...
Mastercard has named former ambassador Jon Huntsman, Jr. as its strategic growth president. “Jon’s unique experience spanning four decades in public and private sectors will be extremely valuable as we build the future of Mastercard,” company CEO Michael Miebach said in a news release Monday (March 11). “He will play...
Banyan has appointed former Uber, PayPal and Visa executive Vish Shastry as chief product officer. “We are thrilled to welcome Vish to Banyan,” Jehan Luth, founder and CEO of Banyan, said in a Thursday (March 7) blog post. “He’s an innovator, and a world-class product leader with a deep expertise in payments and FinTech. Throughout...
