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IndustryUpdate
Spindle closes on Yowza
Mobile commerce provider Spindle Inc. completed
acquisition of mobile coupon technology developer
Yowza International Inc. Spindle said it will inte-
grate its MeNetwork mobile marketing services with
Yowza's couponing technology to deliver expanded
end-to-end mobile commerce services to an existing
base of about 95,000 merchants.
TMS acquires Registroid
Total Merchant Services acquired Registroid LLC, a
developer of Android-based POS system technology
with back-office functionality. The single- and multi-
lane retail technology will be integrated with TMS'
payment processing services. "Tablet point of sale is
where the retail sales experience is heading," said Joe
Kaplan, CEO of TMS, adding that the acquisition will
enable TMS to further empower small businesses.
APPOINTMENTS
Planet Payment appoints Cox
Planet Payment Inc. appointed Robert J. Cox as its
Chief Operating Officer. Since joining the company
in 2009, Cox has served as the company's Senior Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer,
and will continue to serve as CFO. Previously, Cox
served as CFO of Harris Interactive Inc. as well as for
DealerTrack Holdings Inc. He began his career as a
Certified Public Accountant in the audit practice at
KPMG LLP.
Pivotal picks Ranta
Bill Ranta is the new Senior Vice President, Global
Acquiring for Pivotal Payments. As a payment tech-
nology leader with more than 16 years of enterprise
software service and sales experience, Ranta will be
responsible for the development of Pivotal's Global
Acquiring business unit, with a focus on growing
globally its base of e-commerce, m-commerce and
other card-not-present clients.
Minarik joins TMG
The Members Group (TMG) added Laurie Minarik
to its client relations team as Senior Director of Client
Relations. TMG noted that Minarik has extensive
experience in the payment industry and brings both
client and vendor perspectives to TMG. She served as
a leader in the retail division of First National Bank of
Omaha and as a strategic account executive for First
Data Corp. Minarik will be the company's main point
of contact for several clients throughout the continen-
tal United States.
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Spindle closes on Yowza
Mobile commerce provider Spindle Inc. completed
acquisition of mobile coupon technology developer
Yowza International Inc. Spindle said it will inte-
grate its MeNetwork mobile marketing services with
Yowza's couponing technology to deliver expanded
end-to-end mobile commerce services to an existing
base of about 95,000 merchants.
TMS acquires Registroid
Total Merchant Services acquired Registroid LLC, a
developer of Android-based POS system technology
with back-office functionality. The single- and multi-
lane retail technology will be integrated with TMS'
payment processing services. "Tablet point of sale is
where the retail sales experience is heading," said Joe
Kaplan, CEO of TMS, adding that the acquisition will
enable TMS to further empower small businesses.
APPOINTMENTS
Planet Payment appoints Cox
Planet Payment Inc. appointed Robert J. Cox as its
Chief Operating Officer. Since joining the company
in 2009, Cox has served as the company's Senior Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer,
and will continue to serve as CFO. Previously, Cox
served as CFO of Harris Interactive Inc. as well as for
DealerTrack Holdings Inc. He began his career as a
Certified Public Accountant in the audit practice at
KPMG LLP.
Pivotal picks Ranta
Bill Ranta is the new Senior Vice President, Global
Acquiring for Pivotal Payments. As a payment tech-
nology leader with more than 16 years of enterprise
software service and sales experience, Ranta will be
responsible for the development of Pivotal's Global
Acquiring business unit, with a focus on growing
globally its base of e-commerce, m-commerce and
other card-not-present clients.
Minarik joins TMG
The Members Group (TMG) added Laurie Minarik
to its client relations team as Senior Director of Client
Relations. TMG noted that Minarik has extensive
experience in the payment industry and brings both
client and vendor perspectives to TMG. She served as
a leader in the retail division of First National Bank of
Omaha and as a strategic account executive for First
Data Corp. Minarik will be the company's main point
of contact for several clients throughout the continen-
tal United States.
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