ETA Announces 2020 Forty Under 40 Honorees

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Electronic Transactions Association (ETA)

Mar 11, 2020, 09:00 ET

WASHINGTON, March 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) announced the 2020 Forty Under 40, which recognizes young leaders and gamechangers in the payments technology industry. The ETA Forty Under 40, sponsored by Discover Global Network, includes people whose actions and leadership are driving the industry forward and moving the world towards smart, secure and frictionless commerce.

"The payments industry has experienced momentous changes over the past 30 years," said Jodie Kelley, CEO of ETA, "and the ongoing evolution of the industry is represented by the diversity of the 2020 ETA Forty Under 40 class. Each of these honorees has made significant contributions to the industry through their entrepreneurship, leadership and innovation."

Adam McDonald, President, Humboldt Merchant Services
Adam Sommer, VP, Industry Standards, Mastercard
Adwait Joshi, CEO and Chief Sser, DataSeers
Aleksandra Teichman, US Partner Acquisition & Management, American Express
Andrew Bigart, Partner, Venable LLP
Andrew Nuss, Director of Marketing, The Strawhecker Group
Angela Zhang, Principal, GI Partners
Benjamin Berg, CEO, eCard Systems
Brenna Ellis, VP, Product & Marketing, Signature Card Services
Chris Sweetland, VP, Global Head of Payments Industry Relations, Operations & Partnerships, Square
Denada Ramnishta, SVP, Partner & Lender Strategy, Lendio
Diane Driscoll, Underwriter Manager, US Alliance Group, Inc.
Ed Mastrangelo, VP, Business Development & Complex Sales, Payrix
Fenella Kim, President & CEO, Reliance Star Payment Services
Gabe Moynagh, CEO, Sysnet Global Solutions
George Baker, Sr., Founder & CEO, ParkHub
Jake West, Director, Business Development, Vend
Janelle Lee, Director, IT Project Management, TSYS
Jesse Angell, Director, Senior Director Engineering, CardFlight
John Waldmann, Founder and CEO, Homebase
Joseph Arthur, Partner, RPY Innovations
Joshua Elwood, Head of Architecture, NCR Payment Solutions, NCR Corporation
Judy Mok, Of Counsel, Ballard Spahr LLP
Kevin Feagan, Senior VP, Integrated Solutions & Strategy, FIS
Kristy Richardson, Chief Operating Officer, USPAY Group LLC
Lauren Olechna, Director, ISV, First American Payment Systems
Marcus Dagenais, President, Canada, Payroc
Marta Rzeszowska, Director, Product Portfolio- Online & Mobile, Payments & Retail Solutions, Moneris
Matthew Moore, President, BankMax, Celero Commerce
Michael Nardy, CEO, Electronic Payments
Michael Pieciak, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Financial Regulation
Nana Huo, CFO, Universal Processing LLC
Nicole Meisner, Attorney & Partner, Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer & Weiss
Patrick Turiano, Director of Marketing, Paysafe North America
Prerna Goel, Head, Onboarding & Operations, ClearBank
Rawan Shawar, Lead Senior Software Engineer, ACI Worldwide
Sal Rehmetullah, President & Co-Founder, Fattmerchant
Sean Donovan, Co-Founder, Finix
Trent Addington, Senior Director – Digital Payments & Strategic Partnerships, Walmart Inc.
Vlad Galyuz, VP, Product Development, USAePay

ETA solicited nominations from across the payments industry, seeking talented payments executives under 40. The final group was selected by the previous honorees and the ETA Awards and Recognition committee based on the nominees' impact on the payments industry and their professional character. This impressive group will be recognized at TRANSACT, April 27 – 30, 2020.

TRANSACT, hosted by ETA, provides the connection and collaboration needed in a world moving toward software-powered, smart and frictionless payments. If you sell payment solutions, this is the place to gain insights and build relationships with partners in the payments technology ecosystem. To register, visit www.etatransact.com.

About ETA

The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) is the global trade association representing more than 500 payments and technology companies. ETA members make commerce possible by processing more than $21 trillion in purchases worldwide and deploying payments innovation to merchants and consumers.

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Laura Hubbard
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