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ACQUISITIONS Priority makes three
key acquisitions
EZShield gains IdentityForce Priority Technology Holdings her-
alded the acquisition and capital-
EZShield, a provider of digital identity protection and resolution, acquired ization of two businesses in the
IdentityForce, an identity theft protection provider for businesses and con- rent payment technology segment:
sumers. The acquisition expands EZShield's identity protection ecosystem RadPad and Landlord Station.
by nearly 50 percent, providing partners in every industry, businesses of all RadPad is a marketplace for a
sizes and consumers with the most secure capabilities and rapid restoration spectrum of transactions in the
services, EZShield stated. rental real estate market. Landlord
Station offers a toolset that focuses
on facilitation of tenant screen-
ing and other value added ser-
vices. Priority also acquired PPS
Northeast, a former independent,
brand-licensed office of Priority
Payment Systems.

APPOINTMENTS

Katie McMillan joins MPI
Mercantile Processing Inc. selected
Katie McMillan as its new director
of sales. In this role, she will be
responsible for maximizing profit-
ability and sales production with
MPI's national sales team. With
over 10 years' experience in the
merchant services industry, she
has worked for ISOs on both the
East and West coasts, MPI noted.

Varo taps Thibault Fulconis
Thibault Fulconis signed on as
chief financial officer at mobile
banking startup Varo Money Inc.
Fulconis joins Varo from the execu-
tive team of Bank of the West and
its holding company BancWest. He
will oversee all financial, treasury,
regulatory reporting and account-
ing operations.

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