Digital rewards and loyalty provider Tango Card has named Mary Shelley as its inaugural chief people officer, according to a Tuesday (July 13) announcement emailed to PYMNTS. Shelley arrives at Tango Card at an “important inflection point” for the company. To that end, Tango Card’s...
Citigroup has hired Carol Grunberg as head of strategic partnerships and innovation for Citi’s treasury and trade solutions (TTS) division in its Institutional Clients Group. Up to now, Grunberg has been vice president of money management experience at Northwestern Mutual. Citi’s TTS division offers cash management...
John Tonnison will come on board to Rosemont, Illinois-based US Foods Holding Corp. as the firm’s new executive vice president, chief information and digital officer effective July 12, according to an announcement. Tonnison will report to Pietro Satriano, who is the firm’s chairman and chief executive officer....
Instacart has turned to Facebook in its search for a new chief executive as it prepares for an expected initial public offering (IPO). Fidji Simo, one of the highest-ranking female executives at the mammoth social media company, will become Instacart’s new CEO effective Aug. 2,...
Dollar General is moving to become a healthcare destination and has appointed Albert Wu, M.D. to the newly-created position of chief medical officer, the company said in a press release on Thursday (July 8). Expanded health offerings include more varieties of cough and cold remedies,...
Walmart has hired an executive from American Express to run its Walmart+ membership program, which a report from TheStreet called the retailer’s answer to Amazon Prime. The new face in charge is Chris Cracchiolo, who worked for nearly two decades with American Express, according to...
The payments FinTech FlexPay has added two industry veterans to its team, the company announced Tuesday. Steve Arentzoff will join the leadership team at the Canadian firm as senior vice president of marketing, responsible for “building and refining FlexPay’s go-to-market strategy and driving demand and...
Wise cofounder Taavet Hinrikus, who served as chief executive for three years through 2017 before becoming chairman of the company, plans to step down within a year, the Financial Times reported, citing regulatory documents the company filed in anticipation of a direct listing on the...
Facebook’s WhatsApp messenger has appointed Manesh Mahatme as the director of WhatsApp payments in India, U.S. News & World Report reported on Monday (June 28). WhatsApp is aiming to scale its payments operations in India, which is its biggest market by users. In his new...
