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Former Facebook Exec Carolyn Everson Joins Instacart As New President
August 04, 2021

Former Facebook advertising executive Carolyn Everson is joining Instacart as its new president and will report to CEO Fidji Simo, another executive hailing from the social media giant. “Instacart’s in a league of its own with a pioneering, sustainable business model that delivers more value...

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PayPal Puts Together Crypto Support Team In Ireland
August 01, 2021

PayPal is building a “small team” of cryptocurrency experts in Ireland as the payments company increases customer offerings related to bitcoin and other digital currencies, Ireland’s “Independent” newspaper reported. PayPal’s new hires in the Emerald Isle include experts in compliance and money-laundering prevention, the Independent...

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HSBC Appoints Kohli To Lead Global Liquidity And Cash Management
July 30, 2021

HSBC has appointed Manish Kohli to serve as its new Head of Global Liquidity and Cash Management (GLCM). He will join the bank in the fourth quarter and succeed Diane Reyes, who will be retiring. Kohli, who will be based in New York, will concentrate on...

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ID Verification Firm Jumio Names New Marketing Chief
July 28, 2021

Jumio has named Anna Convery as its chief marketing officer, the identity verification and know-your-customer (KYC) tool provider said in an announcement. Convery comes from cybersecurity firm Radware, where she also served as chief marketing officer for close to five years. Prior to that, she...

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Twitter Poaches Employees Of Brief, News App Will Wind Down
July 27, 2021

Twitter will be bringing on the team from news summary app Brief to work on its Space and Explore features, The Verge reported. The Brief team consists of four people. A Twitter spokesperson told The Verge the social media giant is not buying Brief; it’s...

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PayPal Hires Chainalysis Exec To Lead Crypto Regulatory Affairs
July 25, 2021

Jesse Spiro, a former Chainalysis head of policy and regulatory affairs, will be working with PayPal’s crypto division, CoinDesk reported. Spiro called his new job “extremely attractive and exciting” as PayPal helps to bring crypto more into the mainstream for payments, according to CoinDesk. He’ll...

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PSCU Adds Two Financial Services Industry Veterans To Board
July 20, 2021

Payments credit union service organization (CUSO) PSCU has appointed two financial services industry veterans to its board. California Coast Credit Union President and CEO Todd Lane and Border Federal Credit Union President and CEO Maria J. Martinez will serve as associate directors, according to a...

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FortisPay Adds CEO, CFO, CIO To Lead Expansion
July 15, 2021

Fortis Payment Systems (FortisPay) has added three new executives, including a new CEO, as the payment tech company expands into new areas, a press release says. Fortis works with businesses, independent software vendors and developers to give tech and merchant solutions to help companies scale...

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Melio Recruits JP Morgan Digital Payments Expert 
July 13, 2021

The small business payments startup Melio has recruited the former head of digital payments of Chase to serve as its chief business officer. As Reuters reported Tuesday (July 13), Prashant Gandhi, who has also served as a managing director at JPMorgan Chase & Co., will be in...