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SmartCard Marketing, Touchspeak at the FS-ISAC. In her new role, McCalman will apply
bundle solutions her more than 25 years of information technology and
security experience in working with credit union regula-
SmartCard Marketing Systems and Touchpeak Software tors, associations and state leagues to serve the needs of
Inc. partnered to launch a bundled, wireless EMV FS-ISAC credit union customers, the center said.
mobile and ecommerce POS solution for the Windows
and Android platforms. The product bundle will target Schoenbart promoted at NPD Group
merchants in key markets including North America,
Asia and Latin America. It will support main functional- The NPD Group Inc. named Karyn Schoenbart its CEO.
ity with international specifications to support multicur- In her more than 30 years with NPD, Schoenbart has held
rency, multilanguage and geo-fencing security, accord- positions spanning numerous functions and divisions.
ing to the companies. Most recently, she was President and Chief Operating
Officer of NPD's Global Commercial Practices, Product,
Worldpay, BillingTree Payrazr integrate IT, and Operations. Shoenbart was named one of the Top
25 Most Influential Women of the Mid-Market for 2015
Worldpay US noted that it expanded its omnichannel and 2016 by the CEO Connection.
payment solutions with integration to the BillingTree
Payrazr Marketplace, enhancing Worldpay's payment Tahali appointed by iPayment
processing solution offerings. "Adding myPayrazr solu-
tions to Worldpay's growing omni-channel payments iPayment Inc. hired Denise Tahali as its Senior Vice
offerings provides even more options for customers to President, ISO and Direct Agent Sales. The company
accept payments over the phone and online," said Mike stated that Tahali brings more than 26 years of sales and
Frank, Senior Vice President and Head of Sales for the client management experience in payments and finan-
Worldpay US Corporate Business Unit. cial services to this newly created senior leadership role.
Most recently, Tahali served as Vice President, Partner
ACQUISITIONS Solutions for First Data Corp., where her accomplish-
ments included re-engineering the product, service
and support offerings within the ISO program and re-
Synchrony purchases GPShopper launching the revamped program to attract and sign
new ISO partners.
Following a strategic investment made in January 2015,
Synchrony Financial acquired GPShopper, a devel- Theobald joins Rich Relevance
oper of mobile apps that offer retailers and brands a
full suite of commerce, engagement and analytic tools. RichRelevance Inc. appointed Carl Theobald as its
According to Synchrony, the transaction further demon- President and CEO. A seasoned technology executive,
strates the company's commitment to bringing its part- Theobald brings more than 25 years of experience driv-
ners enhanced digital offerings supported by advanced ing rapid growth for enterprise and cloud business-
mobile application development and robust technology, es through innovation, product vision and execution,
data and analytics. RichRelevance said. As CEO, Theobald will be respon-
sible for leading all RichRelevance global operations.
APPOINTMENTS Former RichRelevance President and CEO Eduardo
Sanchez will remain with the company as a board advi-
sor.
Dunlop to advise EPA
Walker accepts new role at Elavon
The Emerging Payments Association appointed Andrea
Dunlop, CEO of Acquiring & Card Solutions at Paysafe Jamie Walker was named CEO of Elavon Inc.
Group plc, as Deputy Chair of its advisory board. Walker is transitioning from his current role as Chief
Dunlop, who brings more than 16 years' experience Administrative Officer for U.S. Bank's Payment Services
in the financial sector to the board, will support EPA division, a role he has held for two years. As CEO,
Chairman Rich Wagner. She has knowledge of many Walker will have responsibility for Elavon's global
aspects of payments from acquiring and issuing, to acquiring business, operating with more than 4,000
mobile solutions, the EPA noted. employees in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and
throughout Europe, the company said.
McCalman assumes FS-ISAC post
The Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis
Center appointed Heather McCalman as its Credit Union
Council Manager. McCalman will report to Jeffrey Korte,
Director of Community Institution and Associations
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