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Genesys global sales teams can offer Pindrop's Fraud APPOINTMENTS
Detection System with the Genesys Customer Experience
Platform to prevent fraudulent phone calls into contact Dragt joins YapStone
centers, reduced agent productivity and financial loss.
YapStone Inc. welcomed Bruce Dragt to the company as
Rakuten.com, Payoneer collaborate Senior Vice President of Product. Dragt joins YapStone
after having held executive leadership positions at Wells
Rakuten.com partnered with Payoneer to allow mer- Fargo & Co., i2 Ltd., Financial Settlement Matrix. Most
chants worldwide to sell on Rakuten.com and get recently he worked for First Data Corp., where he held
paid in their local currency via Payoneer. "Payoneer multiple senior roles over a 13-year period, including
came highly recommended by top cross-border mer- Senior Vice President of Global eCommerce, Merchant
chants, so it seemed like the perfect fit," said David Products.
Pourjahan, Director of Business Development, Rakuten.
com. Partnering with Payoneer allows Rakuten.com to Clearant hires Odom
tap Payoneer's strong customer base, according to the
companies. Clearent LLC reported that Dana Odom is its new
Vice President, Integrated Software Vendors Channel
ACQUISITIONS Manager. Odom joins Clearent from TSYS Merchant
Solutions, a global credit card and payments processor,
AMS merges with BlueSquare where he was Senior Director of Integrated Payments
Sales & Strategy. In his new role at Clearent, Odom will
Continuing its strategic plan to further develop its lead an integrated partner sales team.
integrated electronic payment processing platform and
consolidate with other merchant acquirers and ISOs, Padua signs with Mozido
Applied Merchant Systems recently completed a merger
with BlueSquare Resolutions LLC. BlueSquare co-found- Mozido Inc. named Vince Padua as its Executive Vice
er Sabin Burrell, now a significant shareholder and President of Product and Development. "Vince's strong
senior executive of AMS, will continue to serve as CEO product and platform development background, proven
of BlueSquare. "Sabin Burrell and BlueSquare are tre- business acumen and contributions to successful tech-
mendous additions to the family," said Jonathan Severn, nology development perfectly align with our growth
CEO of AMS. strategies," said Todd Bradley, CEO of Mozido. Padua
has more than 15 years of experience driving innovation
DCC purchases SmartSource within companies including IBM, Dell and Intel Corp.
Digital Check Corp agreed to an asset purchase from Schoenecker, Lam join Base Commerce
Burroughs Inc. that includes the people, products, and
expertise supporting the SmartSource, Elite, Quantum Base Commerce LLC added David Schoenecker and
DS, and ReceiptNow family of products. The acquired Anna Lam to its executive team as Chief Marketing
assets will become an integrated part of Digital Check's Officer and Vice President of Sales, respectively. They
operation and take on the Digital Check brand name. will be charged with using the company's momentum
The acquisition broadens Digital Check's product lineup to achieve national recognition as a premiere technology
and global network of reseller and partner relationships, company and innovator in the payments industry, Base
the company said. Commerce said. Schoenecker has nearly 20 years of mar-
keting and business development experience; Lam has a
Intrix Technology buys MGS track record of success in sales and customer service that
spans more than 25 years.
Payment solutions provider Intrix Technology Inc.
acquired the assets of Maas Global Solutions. MGS is the Sommers appointed at ShopKeep
owner and operator of Paymentsite, a payment platform
that includes end-to-end encryption and is certified for ShopKeep appointed Mike Sommers as its new Senior
EMV processing. The acquisition enhances Intrix' tech- Vice President of Product Management. Reporting to
nology capabilities, merchant base and vertical reach. CEO Michael DeSimone, Sommers will lead expansion
Intrix expects to accelerate sales and revenue growth of the features and capabilities of ShopKeep's POS sys-
through the combined brand of products, the companies tem. Sommers appointment reflects an increased focus
noted. on providing enhanced POS solutions for ShopKeep's
three largest verticals: retail, quick-service and full ser-
vice restaurants, ShopKeep stated.
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