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business processes and identify new market opportuni- Technology Officer David King plan to join the Flywire
ties across the globe, the companies stated. leadership team. Flywire CEO Mike Massaro said the
acquisition will enable clients to manage all payments
ShopKeep expands ties with First Data and receivables from a single platform.

ShopKeep's strategic alliance with First Data Corp.
expanded with the launch of its cloud-based payments APPOINTMENTS
and POS platform on First Data's Clover Mini all-in-one
POS device, which offers EMV (Europay, Mastercard Allen appointed to ETA Technology Committee
and Visa) and mobile wallet acceptance and includes a
receipt printer. According to the partners, this next step Swipebox co-founder Joshua Allen was selected to join
follows a strategic investment by First Data in ShopKeep the 2018 Electronic Transactions Association Technology
during the second half of 2017. Committee. The Denver-based fintech startup offers
comprehensive payment gateway solutions. As a mem-
Sionic Mobile, Xevo drive connected car experience ber of the ETA Technology Committee, Allen will offer
guidance on identifying current and emerging technolo-
Sionic Mobile Corp. partnered with Xevo Inc. to bring gy-related trends, applications and issues relevant to the
major restaurant, fuel and retail brands to the connected- payments industry.
car experience for multiple automotive manufacturers.
"By combining Xevo's strong merchant partnerships and Kobler joins PPC team
years of automotive software expertise in vehicle appli-
cations, cloud and mobile software, machine learning, Payment Processing Consultants Inc. appointed
and data analysis with Sionic's app and mobile rewards Brian Kobler as Executive Vice President, Partnership
expertise, we're able to deliver an engaging connected- Development. "We have known Brian for over 15 years,
car experience," said Dan Gittleman, CEO of Xevo. and it is not a stretch to say that he is the most success-
ful ISO/Agent/Bank/Referral Partner recruiter in the
ThreatMetrix, GlobalOnePay team online payments industry," said Mike DiNardo, founder and
President of PPC. Prior to PPC, Kobler served as Director
ThreatMetrix partnered with GlobalOnePay, a division of of Sales for First Data and was instrumental in develop-
Pivotal Payments Inc., to enhance GlobalOnePay's online ing the company's ISO program.
fraud detection and scoring engine, Sentinel Defend.
GlobalOnePay plans to leverage the ThreatMetrix NACHA adds three, re-elects four to board
Digital Identity Network, which analyzes 100 million
daily transactions and provides dynamic, real-time intel- NACHA – The Electronic Payments Association added
ligence on an individual's true digital identity to secure three new and re-elected four directors to its board. Each
cross-border transactions and reduce fraud and friction will work with existing directors and serve three year
for its online customers. terms, as follows: Susan K. Doyle, Senior Vice President,
Electronic Payments Product Manager, Commerce Bank;
ACQUISITIONS Charles P. Garcia, Executive Vice President, Director
of Commercial Deposits and Treasury Management,
Associated Bank NA; David Kretz, Managing Director,
Blackhawk acquisition under way Head of Global Payments, Bank of America Merrill
Lynch; James M. Morrell, President and CEO, Peninsula
Blackhawk Network Holdings Inc. entered a definitive Community Federal Credit Union, NACHA Vice
agreement whereby Silver Lake and P2 Capital Partners Chairperson; Rhonda L. Pavlicek, Senior Vice President
LLC will acquire Blackhawk in an all-cash transaction of and Chief Financial Officer, Texas Dow Employees
approximately $3.5 billion, including debt. Blackhawk's Credit Union; Phil Picillo Esq., Senior Vice President,
physical and digital gift card and prepaid payments net- Treasury and Payment Solutions, Webster Bank; and
work currently connects more than 1,000 brands to over Lawrence D. Taft, Executive Vice President, Director of
244,000 retail distribution locations and online channels. Retail Banking and Operations, Citizens Bank & Trust.
Upon completion of the transaction, Blackhawk will
operate as a private company under the leadership of its War signs on with Kount
current management team.
Fraud and risk-management solutions provider Kount
Flywire acquires OnPlan Inc. hired Tom War as its new Vice President of
Worldwide Sales. War will assume responsibility for the
Flywire, a provider of global payment and receiv- company's revenue growth and profitability, identifying
ables solutions for education, healthcare and business, new areas for expansion, as well as servicing its growing
acquired OnPlan Holdings LLC, the parent company of customer and partner needs. Prior to joining Kount, War
OnPlanU and OnPlan Health, which offer revenue life- was Executive Director for IT managed service provider
cycle management solutions for education and health- TEKsystems Global Services West Region, an Allegis
care. OnPlan co-founders, CEO John Talaga and Chief Group company.

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