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Meta’s VP of Horizon Vivek Sharma Steps Down
August 28, 2022

Vivek Sharma, the vice president of Meta’s virtual reality (VR) social platform Horizon, is leaving the company for a new opportunity. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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Open Finance Company MX Adds PayPal’s Wes Hummel as CTO 
August 24, 2022

Open finance company MX has named Wes Hummel, who most recently served as PayPal’s vice president, site reliability and cloud engineering, as chief technology officer (CTO). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Stripe Lays Off Some TaxJar Employees
August 21, 2022

Digital payments platform Stripe has reportedly laid off some employees who worked at tax compliance startup TaxJar, which it acquired in 2021. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Gravity Payments Boss Who Cut His Pay for Employees Resigns
August 18, 2022

A payments company CEO and founder who made international headlines for reducing his own salary to boost every employee to a minimum annual of $70,000 is stepping down from his post to fight assault and other allegations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Data Brief: 64% of All Firms Use Private Agencies to Hire From Worldwide Talent Pool
August 16, 2022

As worker shortages haunt the tech sector, more companies are casting a wider net and trying to fill their important posts with international hires. For this reason, they’re using private agencies — contracted firms that handle recruitment and management of these workers. Get the Full...

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Citi Names IBM Exec Ryan Rugg, FinTech Veteran David Cunningham to TTS Digital Team
August 16, 2022

Citi has named Wall Street and IBM veteran Ryan Rugg as its global head of digital assets for treasury and trade solutions (TTS). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Western Union CFO Raj Agrawal Departs for Arrow Electronics
August 16, 2022

After 16 years with the company, Western Union Chief Financial Officer Raj Agrawal is stepping down from his position, the money transfer company announced Tuesday (Aug. 16). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Report: Brazilian FinTech Hash Cuts Staff Amid Funding Woes
August 14, 2022

Hash, a Brazilian FinTech backed by QED Investors, has reportedly fired “dozens” of employees as it looks to slowly shutter the entire business. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Nium Names Finix Exec Ramana Satyavarapu as CTO
August 11, 2022

Global money movement platform Nium has a new CTO in Ramana Satyavarapu, who has experience working with Microsoft, Google, Uber and more, a press release said. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...