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PAI acquires B & B Music ATM portfolio Robert Parker joins IoTeX advisory board

Payment Alliance International, a provider of ATM port- Robert Parker, a former executive at Samsung, Amazon
folio management tools and services, acquired the ATM and Microsoft, joined the advisory board of IoTeX,
portfolio of Cleveland-based B & B Music & Video. The which offers a technology platform for privacy-protect-
acquisition adds more than 580 company-owned and ing smart devices. An industry-awarded technical IoT
120 merchant-owned ATMs to the nationwide fleet PAI leader, Parker holds more than 20 patents. In his new
services and supports, PAI stated. The acquisition also role, Parker will help expedite the IoTeX ecosystem's
includes an additional 20 ATMs enabled with bitcoin growth. As CTO of Samsung SmartThings, Parker led
purchasing capabilities. the company's product and engineering teams. Before
joining Samsung, he served as the director of engineer-
APPOINTMENTS ing at Amazon.
ThetaRay appoints Richard Perry
Pushpay promotes Molly Matthews
ThetaRay, a provider of AI-based big data analytics,
Pushpay, a payments and engagement solutions provid- appointed Richard Perry as chief revenue officer. He
er for the faith-based, nonprofit and education sectors, will be responsible for leading global sales, portfolio
appointed Molly Matthews as its chief executive officer. development and market strategy. Perry brings over
Currently serving as Pushpay's chief customer officer 20 years of commercial experience building and scal-
Matthews will assume CEO duties on March 1, 2021. In ing cybersecurity and technology companies globally.
her new position, she is tasked with leveraging her deep Most recently, he served as general manager and vice
customer knowledge to ensure continued value for cus- president of sales for behavioral biometrics company
tomers and drive new initiatives to accelerate company BioCatch, where he led growth across the UK, Europe,
growth and market penetration. Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific regions. Previously,
he held senior roles at Vasco Data Security, Thales eSecu-
rity, MessageLabs and INS.