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...
PayPal has announced the appointment of its newest chief corporate affairs and communications officer, Amy Bonitatibus. Bonitatibus will begin her new role on May 28, and will be responsible for leading the global communications team and social impact and sustainability efforts across PayPal’s family of...
Payments orchestration platform provider Spreedly has appointed Lightspeed Commerce veteran Peter Dougherty as president. In his new role, Dougherty will oversee marketing, sales, partnerships, customer success and support, and other go-to-market (GTM) functions, Spreedly said in a Tuesday (March 5) press release emailed to PYMNTS. “As the industry is in the...
Mercado Libre, an eCommerce and payments platform in Latin America, appointed Andre Chaves as the new head of its FinTech business in Brazil. “Very humbled and excited to be taking a new role in Mercado Libre, leading our FinTech business in Brazil,” Chaves said in a Friday...
