MasterCard has appointed Ling Hai and Ari Sarker as co-presidents for the Asia/Pacific region and has also created new sub-regions: North East Asia and Australasia (NEAA) and South East Asia and South Asia (SEASA).
Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson, the former basketball player, businessman and philanthropist, is joining Square this summer as a member of its board of directors.
Visa Inc. has elected Lloyd Carney as an independent director to its board of directors. Carney will also serve as a member of the board’s Audit and Risk committee.
Former Google executive Frank T. Young has joined Global Payments as senior vice president of Global Product and Innovation.
The International Payments Framework Association (IPFA) has made Elizabeth McQuerry, a partner in the US payments consulting firm Glenbrook Partners, its new CEO with immediate effect. It has also appointed a new member to its board of directors and a new company secretary.
Ripple Labs has announced a new addition to its advisory board, with Donald Donahue, former CEO of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), joining the company to offer security and financial expertise.
Xapo looks to add Wall Street experience as Visa founder Dee Hock forms its new advisory board alongside former chairman & CEO of Citibank John Reed, and former Secretary of the Treasury Lawrence H. Summers.
Credit Suisse has announced the rehiring of Cameron Lester, who is due to play a huge role within the company’s online banking division.
Technology solution firm Ethoca has announced the hiring of two industry experts to help strengthen its fraud recovery systems and improve its card issuer and merchant network.
Sameer Samat becomes president as the company plans to release wearable device incorporating contactless payment technology,
