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were not disclosed. "With our fast, TPPPA taps Jones
secure payment processing gate-
way, Intrix has established itself as Marsha Jones was named Director of the Third Party Payment Processors
the top choice for merchants,” said Association, a trade group providing leadership, advocacy and support to
Jeffrey Connors, Chairman and third-party payment processors and their associated financial institutions,
CEO of Intrix. “Now, we can bring merchants and consumers. Jones will oversee outreach for the TPPPA. Before
our resources, capabilities and joining the association, Jones was a member of the Risk Management and
technology to the uProfit Payments Advisory Group of NACHA – the Electronic Payments Association, as well as
agents." Product Manager for Viewpointe, a Regional Payments Association.

WorldPay to buy Century

WorldPay US, the U.S. payment
processing division of WorldPay
Group, agreed to purchase Century
Payments Inc. for an undisclosed
sum. The acquisition of Century,
which has boarded over 50,000
merchants in the past four years
and processes an estimated $12 bil-
lion in annual volume, will bolster
WorldPay's growth strategy in the
U.S. market, the companies stated.

APPOINTMENTS

Carter comes to Anovia
Anovia Payments LLC selected
Ron Carter as its Executive Vice
President of Operations. He will
have strategic oversight of Anovia's
operations and finance functions,
including risk, underwriting, mer-
chant operations, finance, and
mergers and acquisitions. Before
joining Anovia, Carter served
as founder and CEO of RGC
Consulting, providing various con-
sultative services to the payments
industry.
SecureBuy gains Hvasta

SecureBuy appointed Barbara
Hvasta to its board of advisors. At
eBay, Hvasta currently spearheads
global billing and payments ser-
vices. She possesses considerable
experience in billing and finan-
cial product development and has
expertise in both traditional and
cutting edge payments systems,
SecureBuy noted. Previously, she
held leadership positions within
the payments industry, where she
led teams in closing contracts with
Fortune 500 clients.

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