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technology. In addition to the commercial relationship APPOINTMENTS
between the two parties, Repay made a minority equity
investment in Veem to provide additional support for
Veem's growth. Will Anderson joins Featurespace C-suite

Shazam, FTNI partner on mobile RDC Featurespace, a provider of crime prevention software,
hired Will Anderson as chief communications and mar-
Financial Transmission Network Inc., a provider of keting officer. In addition to nearly two decades of
integrated receivables, payment processing and cash global communications and marketing experience in the
application solutions, and Shazam, a member-owned tech, telecom and financial services sectors, Anderson
debit network, core processor and provider of financial served 17 years as an officer and major in the British
services to community financial institutions, launched Army. Prior to Featurespace, Anderson served as senior
FTNI's ETran Mobile Remote Deposit Capture services vice president of corporate affairs and brand at Careem.
to streamline acceptance and processing of consumer At Careem, Anderson led communications, government
check deposits for community financial institutions. relations and launching of a refreshed brand strategy fol-
ETran's design enables organizations and financial insti- lowing the company's acquisition by Uber. He was also a
tutions to tailor the platform to their unique needs to partner at the Brunswick Group.
modernize and automate payment processing and cash
application operations across payment methods and MorganFranklin Consulting selects Kazmi
channels, the partners stated. MorganFranklin Consulting added identity and access
management (IAM) expert Zubaid Kazmi as a managing
ACQUISITIONS director in its cybersecurity practice. Kazmi has spent
more than 20 years in professional services advising
Entrust acquires Antelop Solutions Fortune 500 clients on IAM initiatives across the finan-
cial services, insurance, fintech, higher education and
Entrust, a provider of identity, payment and data pro- retail sectors. Prior to joining MorganFranklin, he served
tection, agreed to acquire Antelop Solutions, a financial as a managing director of IAM for EY. He also served as
technology company that enables financial institutions a managing director of digital identity and access man-
to issue secure digital credit and debit cards to custom- agement at Sila Solution Group.
ers. Entrust said that combining Antelop's solutions with
its card portfolio, Entrust can help banks and financial Rucker joins MWAA advisory board
institutions create integrated, seamless digital and phys- Payment processor VizyPay celebrated the appointment
ical financial card and payment experiences for their of Elizabeth Rucker, VizyPay's director of training and
customers. Antelop, founded in 2014, serves more than talent acquisition, to the Midwest Acquirers Association
40 leading banks in 25 countries, and its employees will Advisory Board. The board provides expert guidance
join Entrust with the acquisition, including Antelope and education for the advancement of payment profes-
founder and CEO Nicolas Bruley, Entrust stated. sionals, such as ISOs, MSPs and financial institutions.

Finical completes Zero Charge acquisition "In this role and with the support of my VizyPay team, I
look forward to helping advance the industry as well as
Finical Holdings LLC, a provider of electronic payments the educational elements brought to fruition through the
in North America, completed its acquisition of Platinum MWAA," Rucker said.
Processing LLC, DBA Zero Charge Processing. Finical
said it provides credit card processing services to thou- Morrison & Foerster hires Silberman
sands of businesses in North America and markets its The law firm Morrison & Foerster added Jeff Silberman
services through its relationships with independent sales as a partner in its fintech and financial services groups.
partners, as well as strategic relationships with various Silberman brings nearly two decades of legal experience
vendors and banks. in the fintech, financial services and capital markets
space, including nine years as in-house and general
Zero Charge Processing is a Texas-based corporation counsel at prominent fintech and financial services com-
providing credit card processing services to businesses panies. His focus includes bank/fintech partnerships,
in North America. Zero Charge's main focus is on elimi- mobile banking and app-based financial services, ecom-
nating up to 100 percent of their customers' credit card merce and marketplace business models, blockchain and
processing fees through use of cash discount and sur- smart contracts, cryptocurrencies, and payments. He has
charge programs, Finical added. extensive experience advising financial institutions and
high-growth companies.

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