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Scott Eddington to lead WorldRemit APAC region
Mobile payments company WorldRemit appointed sea-
soned digital executive Scott Eddington to lead the
company's Asia Pacific business. He will be respon-
sible for accelerating WorldRemit's mobile payments
service in Asia Pacific, which enables customers to
send from Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Hong Kong
and Singapore. He will also lead the development of
WorldRemit's send and receive network, helping deliver
services into new geographies. Previously, Eddington
was responsible for digital strategy at Commonwealth
Bank of Australia. He has over 10 years' international
expertise in a variety of roles working for McKinsey and
Co. and Linklaters LLP.
Ben Feldman joins ezbob
Ben Feldman is the new chief financial officer at lending- organization's growth.
as-a-service provider ezbob. Feldman has worked in
finance and technology for nearly 20 years and has a
wealth of experience with private and public companies,
ezbob stated. Before joining ezbob, he was CFO at iDigi- other means of cross-industry collaboration and engage-
tal, which owns all Apple Premium Reseller stores in
Israel and operates import and distribution of all Apple
products in Israel. Feldman said he is proud to join
ezbob, which is "widely seen as a market leader in the
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the lending experience for both financial institutions and
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MAC selects its first executive director
The Merchant Acquirers' Committee welcomed Dr.
Mark R. Nelson as its first executive director. He comes
to the organization with award-winning, international
leadership experience in nonprofit member organiza-
tions, MAC stated. "After more than 20 years of success-
ful volunteer-led efforts to grow a community focused
on the integrity of the electronic payments ecosystem,
we are excited to bring Mark Nelson on as our first exec-
utive director," said Georgia Stravakis, MAC president.
As executive director, Nelson will work with MAC's
volunteer leadership and the broader membership to
develop and implement a road map to continue the
That plan for growth will build upon MAC's reputa-
tion for combating fraud through quality education and
ment, MAC noted.
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