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BNY Mellon Names Thomas Gibbons CEO
Personnel // March 30, 2020

Thomas Gibbons, the interim CEO at Bank of New York Mellon (BNY), has been named permanently to the position, according to a report by Reuters. Gibbons was put in charge in September of last year after the departure of Charles Scharf, who left to become...

Visa’s Former Innovation Chief, Jim McCarthy, To Begin Position As President At i2c
Personnel // March 02, 2020

There is no lack of good ideas in financial services, nor is there a lack of enthusiasm for putting them in place and enhancing the customer experience among banks and other financial service providers. Two years of tracking by the Innovation Readiness Playbooks has clearly demonstrated that...

FinCEN Announces New Digital Innovation Officer/Deputy Director
Personnel // February 21, 2020

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has announced Michael Mosier as its new digital innovation officer and deputy director. Mosier succeeds Jamal El-Hindi, who will serve as the interim chief data officer (CDO) for the Department of the Treasury. In that role, El-Hindi will apply...

Santander Hires Ex-Apple Exec To Head P2P Payments
Personnel // February 13, 2020

Banco Santander announced that it has hired Trish Burgess, formerly of Apple, to head up its peer-to-peer (P2P) payments department, according to a release. Burgess will lead strategy and development of the department, and will bring “new payment services to customers that are fast, simple...

Interviews & Exclusives
Visa’s Former Innovation Chief, Jim McCarthy, To Begin Position As President At i2c

March 02, 2020
There is no lack of good ideas in financial services, nor is there a lack of enthusiasm for putting them in place and enhancing the customer experience among banks and other financial service providers. Two years of tracking by the Innovation Readiness Playbooks has clearly demonstrated that financial institutions (FIs) of all sizes are interested in innovating […]

Quick Reads
Sezzle Names Former PayPal Exec To Lead Sales

July 30, 2020
Sezzle, the Minneapolis-based installment-based payments platform, has announced the appointment of Reid Bork to its leadership team. Bork, who served as senior director of global accounts at PayPal for a dozen years, was named vice president of enterprise sales. In the newly created role, he will be responsible for leading the company’s large-scale retail acquisition […]

BNY Mellon Names Thomas Gibbons CEO

March 30, 2020
Thomas Gibbons, the interim CEO at Bank of New York Mellon (BNY), has been named permanently to the position, according to a report by Reuters. Gibbons was put in charge...

FinCEN Announces New Digital Innovation Officer/Deputy Director

February 21, 2020
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has announced Michael Mosier as its new digital innovation officer and deputy director. Mosier succeeds Jamal El-Hindi, who will serve as the interim chief...

Santander Hires Ex-Apple Exec To Head P2P Payments

February 13, 2020
Banco Santander announced that it has hired Trish Burgess, formerly of Apple, to head up its peer-to-peer (P2P) payments department, according to a release. Burgess will lead strategy and development...