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Santander, NCR offer ATM-as-a-Service of new products and services at companies including
PayPal, Intuit and First Data (now Fiserv). As CEO,
NCR Corp., an enterprise technology provider, stated Karpas will lead the company’s continued expansion
that Santander UK expanded its long-standing part- into enterprise and mid-market, as well as scale adop-
nership with NCR, selecting NCR ATM-as-a-Service tion of its composable checkout solution. Karpas suc-
to transform, connect and run its self-service network ceeds co-founder Yvan Boisjoli, who will focus full-time
of more than 1,700 ATMs across the United Kingdom. on guiding business development and strategic partner-
Santander UK, part of global Banco Santander S.A., is a ships for the company.
commercial and retail bank serving more than 14 million
customers in the region, NCR noted, adding that with Ben Peters joins VikingCloud
NCR ATM-as-a-Service, the bank is shifting the opera-
tional management of its self-service channel—includ- Ben Peters is the new president of VikingCloud. Directly
ing software, transaction processing, cash management, prior, he served as chief operating officer at VPay Inc.,
ATM monitoring, help desk, hardware maintenance and after having previously held executive positions at
more—to NCR. FleetOne Holdings and IOD Inc. Bob McCullen, chair-
man and CEO of VikingCloud, said Peters' broad
ACQUISITIONS management experience and payments background will
bring invaluable expertise to the company "as we con-
tinue to establish VikingCloud as the best in class for
BILL completes Finmark acquisition ensuring the security of millions of businesses across the
globe."
BILL, a provider of financial automation software for
SMBs, completed its acquisition of Finmark, a financial Cellpoint Digital strengthens leadership team
planning software provider focused on simplifying
financial planning and cash flow insights for SMBs. BILL Payment orchestration provider CellPoint Digital added
stated that with its software, businesses are connected to several experts to its leadership team. Tom Randklev
a network of millions of members, so they can pay or get joined as global head of product having spent eight years
paid faster. at Global Payments. Randklev specializes in strategic
planning, competitive analysis and new product launch-
Through its automated solutions, the company helps es. As global head of revenue, Greg Worch will convert
SMBs simplify and control their finances, so they can businesses in multiple verticals to payment orchestration
confidently manage their businesses and succeed on and scale CellPoint’s global revenue. Worch brings more
their terms, BILL added. than 30 years’ experience in delivering strong growth
for Worldpay, Chase Paymentech, Global Payments and
Bakkt to acquire Apex Crypto several early-stage technology organizations.
Bakkt Holdings Inc., a digital asset platform that unlocks Melanie Siewert will build and grow the CellPoint
crypto and drives loyalty to create connected experienc- Digital brand as global head of marketing, brand and
es for a range of clients, signed a definitive agreement to design. She is a strategic leader with expertise in B2B
acquire Apex Crypto LLC from Apex Fintech Solutions marketing, financial services and payments. Her track
Inc. This acquisition is expected to bolster Bakkt’s cryp- record includes leadership roles at Truist, Worldpay,
tocurrency product offering and expand its footprint Equifax and Whirlpool. Kevin Weber joined the team as
into additional client verticals, including fintechs, trad- global head of product and payment strategy. With 30
ing app platforms and neo-banks. years' consulting experience, Weber's focus is develop-
ing a value-based approach to payment orchestration.
Apex Crypto is a turnkey platform for integrated crypto
trading, developed to meet the increasing needs of more As global head of business alignment, Marc Moskowitz
than 30 fintech firms and their customers across a rap- brings operational excellence and cross-functional busi-
idly expanding sector. ness alignment to CellPoint. He has helmed global
operations, process improvement and technology teams
APPOINTMENTS at Fiserv, Nielsen and PwC. Zoe Wheeler joined as
global head of culture & team, bringing international
Peter Karpas takes helm at Bold Commerce experience leading people initiatives within innovative
organizations. Her focus is talent attraction and driving
Bold Commerce, a technology company that powers tai- the employee value proposition.
lored checkout and subscription experiences, appointed
Peter Karpas as chief executive officer. Karpas joins Bold
with over three decades of experience in ecommerce,
payments and fintech, having led the growth strategy

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