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bitcoin services to community financial institutions. ACQUISITIONS
Powered by NYDIG, the new offering allows banking
customers to buy, sell and hold bitcoin directly within
CSI’s digital banking platform, creating a safe and effi- GreenBox to acquire Roark Holdings,
cient way for users to manage their digital transactions, expand into UK
CSI stated.
GreenBox POS, a blockchain ledger fintech company,
According to a 2021 survey commissioned by NYDIG, said it entered into a binding agreement to acquire
CSI added, 81 percent of respondents said they’d be Roark Holdings Ltd, a U.K.-based licensed payment
institution, in an all-stock transaction. Roark Holdings
interested in purchasing bitcoin from their bank if the
service were available, and 71 percent of those who (trading name paysos.com) is a UK payment institution
that allows the licensor to process debit and credit card
already owned the digital asset said they’d switch their
primary bank to one that offered bitcoin-related prod- payments in addition to local payments within the UK.
Through this purchase, GreenBox stated, it will accom-
ucts and services.
plish a strategic objective to expand across multiple mar-
Nord Security, Telarus forge alliance kets, made possible with Roark's technology.
Nord Security, a provider of cybersecurity solutions, REPAY acquires Payix
formed a strategic partnership with Telarus, a privately Repay Holdings Corp., a provider of vertically integrat-
held technology services distributor in the United States.
Under the terms of the agreement, the Telarus partner ed payment solutions, acquired Payix for up to $115 mil-
lion financed with cash on hand and available revolver
community will now be able to harness Nord Security’s
business products: NordLayer, which is an adaptive net- capacity. Repay also noted the upsizing of its revolver
capacity by $60 million, increasing its existing $125 mil-
work-access security solution; NordPass, a ISO-certified
business password manager; and NordLocker, which lion revolving credit facility to $185 million.
offers advanced data encryption and an end-to-end
encrypted cloud service. Nord Security’s globally rec- Payix is an omnichannel payment technology plat-
form providing solutions to facilitate payments, data
ognized suite of cutting-edge cybersecurity solutions
combined with the trusted experience and extensive exchange and communication to support customer ser-
vice and collection efforts in loan repayment verticals.
partner network of Telarus will help both organizations
grow and provide business customers with exceptional Payix’s software supports a range of payment options
and modalities, and integrates into loan management
products, the partners stated.
systems and dealer management systems by providing
ParkMobile, Clarksville, Tenn. team up an SaaS approach to collections.
ParkMobile is expanding its parking app services to APPOINTMENTS
Clarksville, Tenn., by offering reservations and zone
parking. Users will be able to reserve monthly parking
permits through the ParkMobile app and/or pay for Selim Aissi joins Blackhawk Network
daily on-demand street or garage parking. Through the Blackhawk Network named information security execu-
partnership, ParkMobile will be available at 234 on- and tive Selim Aissi as its chief information security officer.
off-street spaces throughout Downtown Clarksville. He will lead the company's cyber security, including
Users will be able to reserve monthly parking permits security strategy, engineering, infrastructure and gover-
through the ParkMobile app and/or pay for daily on- nance, business continuity, and third-party risk manage-
demand street or garage parking. ment.
Judopay, Mastercard partner on Click to Pay
Aissi brings more than 20 years' experience in leader-
Mobile payments provider Judopay said it is partnering ship positions in the technology and financial industries.
with Mastercard on its Secure Customer Authentication- Most recently, he was senior vice president and chief
compliant Click to Pay solution. Click to Pay offers security officer at ICE Mortgage Technology, where
consumers and merchants a more convenient and secure he was responsible for security engineering, opera-
guest checkout experience supported by intelligent rec- tions, strategy, cyber resilience, GRC and third-party
ognition, and makes it easier and safer for consumers risk. Previously, he served as vice president of global
to check out online without having to manually enter information security at Visa, where he led a number of
their card details every time or store them with multiple company-wide security initiatives.
merchants, Judopay stated, adding that the collaboration
demonstrates Judopay and Mastercard’s commitment iCheckGateway.com expands tech leadership
to improving the ecommerce experience, providing rich iCheckGateway.com today expanded its technology
native components for customers to use within their leadership team by hiring Jose Compton, Sanjeev Kuma
mobile apps. and Shashank Chauhan. Compton is iCG's quality assur-

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