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Credit Karma Co-Founder Nichole Mustard Leaving Company 
December 14, 2023

Credit Karma co-founder and chief revenue officer Nichole Mustard is leaving the company.  Mustard, who was with the firm for over 16 years, is the third high-profile executive to leave Credit Karma this year, TechCrunch reported Thursday (Dec. 14).  “I can confirm she decided to leave the company, her contributions...

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Former PayPal CEO Dan Schulman to Leave Board Dec. 31 
December 14, 2023

Former PayPal President and CEO Dan Schulman will leave the company’s board of directors at the end of the year.  Schulman, who has served on the board since 2015 and served as president and CEO from 2015 to 2023, will depart from the board effective Dec. 31, PayPal said...

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Etsy Cuts 11% of Workforce as Sales Remain ‘Essentially Flat’
December 13, 2023

Etsy is laying off 225 employees — about 11% of its workforce — and restructuring its executive team. The move is meant to help the company focus on its most important business priorities and better serve its customers, Etsy CEO Josh Silverman said in an...

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Spend Management Firm Pleo Names New CFO in Push for Profitability
December 13, 2023

Danish FinTech Pleo is reportedly expanding its executive team with a new chief financial officer. The naming of financial services veteran Soren Westh Lonning as CFO is a sign the spend management company is readying to go public, CNBC reported Wednesday (Dec. 13). Among the...

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Paymentology Names Marqeta’s Jeff Parker as New CEO
December 12, 2023

U.K. card issuer Paymentology has named Marqeta veteran Jeff Parker as its new CEO. Parker, who stepped down as managing director of Marqeta last month, will succeed interim Co-CEOs Abe Smith and Angy Watson, Paymentology said in a news release provided to PYMNTS Tuesday (Dec. 12). “We embarked on a thorough...

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Discover Appoints TD Bank Veteran Michael G. Rhodes as CEO
December 11, 2023

Discover Financial Services has appointed TD Bank Group veteran Michael G. Rhodes as its new CEO and president. Rhodes will assume those roles on or before March 6, at which time he will be appointed to the company’s board of directors, Discover Financial Services said in a Monday...

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The Clearing House Appoints Truist’s Sal Karakaplan as Chief Strategy Officer
December 11, 2023

U.S. payments network operator The Clearing House (TCH) is onboarding a new chief strategy officer (CSO). Sal Karakaplan will be joining the company, bringing over 25 years of experience in banking and payments to his new role, TCH said in a Monday (Dec. 11) news release. Karakaplan served as...

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Goldman Sachs Appoints Wells Fargo Executive Paul Camp to Head Transaction Banking
December 11, 2023

Goldman Sachs has reportedly appointed Wells Fargo executive Paul Camp as its new head of transaction banking. Camp will also become a Goldman partner, Reuters reported Monday (Dec. 11). He brings a wealth of experience to his new role, having served as the head of global treasury management at Wells...

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FinTech CSI Names NCR, FIS Veteran Troy Bradley to Lead Technology Modernization
December 07, 2023

FinTech company CSI has appointed NCR and FIS veteran Troy Bradley as chief technology officer (CTO).  In his new role, Bradley will lead CSI’s technology modernization strategy, aligning its network, security and software engineering initiatives and bringing to market a comprehensive financial services platform with a focus on open architecture, the company said...