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Push Pay now part of by OV Loop cation and training program. This
program is integral to collaboration
Connected commerce company OV Loop Inc. acquired Push Pay Inc., doing between the State of Georgia and
business as PayFi, a company that offers U.S. banks and commercial enter- the Board of Regents University
prises real time payment (RTP) capabilities for instant and lower-cost finan- System of Georgia to develop career
cial transactions. OV Loop's new PayFi solution enables organizations to send pathways in fintech, GTPE stated.
and receive RTPs and request payments through the OV Loop platform, the
company noted, adding that users can also securely and easily authorize Corn has 25 years of leadership
instant funds transfer through participating banks with their personal cre- in fintech and telecommunications.
dential manager. As the founder/CEO of the AWC
Strategy Group, she specializes in
APPOINTMENTS strategic business planning. Directly
prior, Corn served as senior vice
Synovus selects Tom Bell president of marketing and com-
munications for Global Payments
Synovus appointed Tom Bell as executive director of third-party payments. Inc.
He joined Synovus in 2020, after the company brought its merchant services
business in-house. In his new capacity, Bell will work closely with current Oscar Lopez joins First American
and future fintech partners. Bell has served in the consulting, technology and First American Payment Systems
payments realm for more than 40 years, including 25 years at Accenture. He welcomed Oscar Lopez as direc-
was also CEO for Bank of America Merchant Services, Merchant e-Solutions, tor of sales. In this role, Lopez
and Transaction will manage the recruitment team,

Amy W. Corn tapped by Georgia Tech identifying new market opportu-
nities and helping to enhance the
Georgia Tech Professional Education selected Amy W. Corn as academic company's investment in the ISO/
program director of its forthcoming financial technology professional edu- strategic partnership channel.
Lopez has a history of success in
the financial services and payment
technology industries. He joins First
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was in charge of recruiting and
TRANSACTION team-building initiatives. Before
that, he served at Bank of America
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appoints Doug McKim
CardPayment Services hired
Doug (Javier) McKim as its south-
east regional sales director. Doug
joined CPS from Bank of America
Merchant Services. For the last
year he has been performing direct
sales for CPS's payment solutions
in Central Florida, including the
Orlando and Tampa metro mar-
kets. Doug is now responsible for
all CPS resellers, including ISOs
and agents, in Central and North
Florida along with providing cover-
age to resellers in both Georgia and
Alabama.

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