Focus on the region includes new customers, license applications and strategic partnerships

Industry Veteran Strengthens Leadership Team to Drive Growth & Scale

DocuPhase is pleased to announce that Leslie Leaf will join the C-suite as the new Chief Operations Officer. More recently, Ms. Leaf was the Chief Customer Officer at Revel Systems, an industry-leading cloud-based POS system. Ms. Leaf has over 25 years of experience within the B2B software and SaaS technology space. In her previous role as Chief Customer Officer at Revel Systems, Ms. Leaf was responsible for 3 tiers of technical support, elevating the voice of the...

SUNRATE, an intelligent global payment and treasury management platform announced that it has entered into a partnership with Outpayce from Amadeus that will help improve and automate the B2B payments experience for travel companies globally, focusing on the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. As part of the partnership, travel sellers (i.e. Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) and Travel Management Companies (TMCs)) are now able to generate and use SUNRATE’s virtual cards for their business payments needs, such as payment...

WSPN, a globally recognized digital payments company known for its flagship stablecoin product Worldwide USD (“WUSD”), announced the appointment of Austin Campbell, a recognized expert in stablecoin and digital asset markets, as its new Head of Strategy. This strategic hire comes as WSPN embarks on its next phase of growth, aiming to establish WUSD as a leading solution in the emerging “Stablecoin 2.0” landscape – faster, cheaper, and more secure. As Head of Strategy, Mr. Campbell will lead the...

Celero Commerce (“Celero”), Tennessee’s fastest-growing financial services company (INC 500), announced the acquisition of SONA, a provider of electronic payments technology to businesses across Canada. With the addition of Halifax Nova Scotia-based SONA, Celero will process approximately $26 billion in annual card volume across North America. Founded in 2016, SONA offers payment solutions for small and medium-sized merchants, providing them with pricing transparency, impeccable customer service, and state-of-the-art technologies. The company primarily serves merchants via...

CRB Group, Inc., the parent company of Cross River Bank, a technology infrastructure provider that offers embedded financial solutions, announced it has appointed three new members to its Board of Directors (“Board”), effective July 1, 2024: Roland Fryer, Richard Laxer and Gabrielle Vitale. “The appointment of Roland, Richard and Gabrielle to our Board signals our commitment to Cross River’s next stage of growth,” said Gilles Gade, Founder, CEO and Chairman of Cross River. “We exist...

Thredd, the rapidly expanding next-generation global payments platform, reports both industry-wide growth in fintech-led digital payments and the renewal of its partnership with Zilch, the world’s first ad-subsidised payments network (ASPN). This positive trajectory, coupled with recent product and market expansion, adds further momentum to Thredd’s leadership in modern payments processing. “2024 continues to build on the robust foundation we established in 2023. Our clients, both new and old, are driving strong transaction growth, through a...

XXImo, the innovative mobility payment platform provider, is excited to announce the appointment of Rick Centeno as its new CEO, effective August 1, 2024. Centeno will spearhead the company’s mission to become the foremost provider of payment solutions in the European mobility sector. Rick Centeno brings a wealth of experience to XXImo, having been involved with the company since June. His impressive track record in scaling and transforming payment organizations at renowned companies such as Zalando and Booking.com makes...