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nonprofits in the United States. Greg Daily, CEO of Before Infineon, he held senior positions at Mastercard
i3 Verticals, commented, "The addition of Accufund's and Visa, focused on delivering EMV chip and contact-
accounting software solutions will greatly enhance our less solutions. As EMVCo director of engagement and
go to market strategy in the Public Sector vertical. We operations, Manahan will oversee day-to-day business
have been exploring for some time the acquisition of a operations and lead EMVCo's engagement and collabo-
strong fund accounting solution to further complement ration strategy. This is key to its proven model for creat-
our wide ranging Public Sector product offerings and we ing, evolving and promoting globally adopted specifica-
believe that Accufund is an ideal fit. While it is a smaller tions that support innovation and address marketplace
acquisition, Accufund meets a strategic objective and needs, EMVCo stated.
brings its own expansive new customer base to supple-
ment our own Public Sector and Education footprint." ETA welcomes Lindsey Queen
The Electronic Transactions Association, a global trade
APPOINTMENTS association of the payments technology industry, hired
government affairs professional Lindsey Queen as man-
Winston Fong passes Castles torch to Ben Love ager of state government affairs. In this position, Queen
will be focused on executing the ETA's state legislative
Castles Technology, a global payment solutions provid- and regulatory strategies on behalf of the association's
er, reported that Ben Love, its former North American member companies. Before joining the ETA, Queen
president and chief technology officer, was promoted to was a government affairs & development manager for
chief executive officer for North America Headquarters. a multi-client firm in Ohio and, among other roles, she
Former North American CEO Winston Fong serves on served as a legislative aide and clerk in the Ohio House
the board of Castles North America as vice chairman of Representatives. ETA CEO Jodie Kelley welcomed
and has resumed his chief strategy officer position in the Queen to her team with enthusiasm, stating that her
global Castles Technology organization. "experience in the Ohio State legislature will strengthen
ETA's robust state policy efforts."
Love returned to Castles Technology in July 2022 and
brings 25 years of international experience in key roles to
deliver foundational industry change in payment accep-
tance, advancing the state of POS, and building and
leading teams to success in fintech startups and large
global organizations. Before rejoining Castles, Love had
been involved in both sides of the Bank of America and
Visa partnership to build and deliver Bank of America's
new acquiring platform to market.
Zitcha hires Matt Hinsley

Australian retail media platform Zitcha named Nick
Hinsley as its chief revenue officer. Formerly, as senior
vice president of sales for customer data platform Lexer,
Hinsley was responsible for growing Lexer's customer
data platform client base to over 200 brands. His career
has spanned 20 years and includes deep experience in
sales that equipped him to shepherd revenue growth as
Zitcha gears up for North American expansion. Zitcha
is an omnichannel platform focused on helping retailers
monetize assets such as websites and socials, while also
making it easier for suppliers to target shoppers through
the path to purchase.
Oliver Manahan joins EMVCo

Global technical body EMVCo has announced
the appointment of Oliver Manahan as Director of
Engagement and Operations. Manahan comes to the
role with extensive payments expertise, joining from
Infineon Technologies where he was responsible for
business development in North America.

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