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MoneyGram Appoints Former Fiserv Exec as EVP and General Manager, Global Retail to Accelerate Omnichannel Growth

by | Jul 9, 2026
Will Karczewski will direct the company’s global retail and digital partner businesses, leveraging opportunities for growth throughout the global retail network while improving retail and digital customer experiences.
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Inside Augustus: The Thiel-Backed ‘Bank Made of Code’ Nearing a National Charter From Dallas
by | Jun 24, 2026
The prospect of building a bank for the AI era from scratch was enough to pull Greg Quarles from the top job at another bank. Now the veteran regulator and three-time bank CEO explains why he joined the upstart reinventing how money moves—and the 25-year-old founder he calls “the brightest guy I’ve ever met.”
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Yendo Names Former Nubank, OnePay Leaders as Chief Product Officer and CMO
by | Jun 11, 2026
With decades of experience scaling consumer fintech products to tens of millions of customers, Kevin Bird and Nizar Rana were hired to help Yendo grow its platform and speed its use of AI to streamline lending decisions, lower the cost of services, and pass those savings directly back to customers in better rates and faster access to credit, the company said.
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Payments and FinTech Provider SignaPay Names New COO
by | Feb 25, 2026
Jeff Kump will help build and scale SignaPay's operating platform, risk framework, and service model to support the company's continued growth amid increasing complexity in the payments sector, SignaPay said.
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Among the leaders of the 2025 Venture Dallas Startup of the Year winners are BILT Inc. President and COO Ahmed Qureshi and Chairman and CEO Nate Henderson; Worlds CEO Dave Copps; and StableCore CEO Alex Treece and COO Nick Elledge. [Composite image: DI Studio]

Three North Texas Companies Top the 2025 Venture Dallas Startup Awards

by | Nov 20, 2025
Breakout winners—and a $2B VC year—show how far the region’s ecosystem has come. Here are the 2025 winners and honorees, plus takeaways from a private dinner with Susser Bank and Nasdaq executives at the Petroleum Club.
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RealPage Leadership Shift: Dirk Wakeham Returns ‘Home’ as CEO
The former RealPage president is back at the Thoma Bravo–owned firm, this time in the top job. Wakeham, a six-time software CEO and recent managing director at Vista Equity Partners, succeeds Dana Jones as the Richardson-based company leans into AI-powered real estate operations.
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The Last Word: MassChallenge CEO on INNOVATE ’25 and Looking Ahead at Forces Shaping Economies
by | Nov 5, 2025
Cait Brumme says the event at Dallas' Pegasus Park on Nov. 6 will explore the technologies and economic forces defining the future for entrepreneurs and innovators.
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MoneyGram Appoints New CMO Amid Its ‘Refounding Journey’

by | Jun 17, 2025
Lamia Pardo will lead global marketing across all channels and markets, with a mandate to accelerate sustainable growth by scaling customer acquisition, increasing retention, and strengthening long-term loyalty.
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North Texas Alkami to Acquire MANTL in $400M Deal, Addressing ‘Paramount Concern’ of Financial Institutions—Customer Onboarding
by | Mar 4, 2025
The digital banking solutions provider says acquisition completes its "Digital Sales & Service Platform," enabling banks to process new accounts at three times the industry standard speed.
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Plano’s Digital Matrix Systems Partners with Stratyfy to Enable Automated Credit Decisions
by | Dec 17, 2024
By bringing together DMS’ data solutions and Stratyfy’s decisioning approach, the companies say lenders can "confidently adopt AI and machine learning," helping them generate data-driven growth.
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Pennsylvania-Based Fintech Sagent Opens New Dallas Office in Cypress Waters
by | Dec 9, 2024
Mortgage services software provider Sagent said its new 10,000 square-foot Dallas facility opened its doors Monday. It will serve as a key hub for associates in the area as the company works to expand adoption of its "revolutionary" Dara platform.
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Dallas-Based Deposits Inc. Snapped Up by Ingo Payments to Boost Modern Money Mobility for Banks and Brands

by | Sep 5, 2024
Ingo Payments’ acquisition of Deposits Inc. is set to fast-track the launch of its Modern Money Stack, a modular financial services platform designed to help banks, fintechs, and brands manage money flows, compliance, and risk in an evolving financial landscape.
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North Texas’ Katapult Holdings Promotes Exec to New Position of President/Chief Growth Officer
by | Aug 23, 2024
In his new role, Derek Medlin will lead the business development, marketing, and operations teams at Katapult, with a focus on accelerating gross originations and revenue growth while continuing to drive operational efficiencies and productivity.
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Frisco-Based Outpave Strengthens Leadership With New COO Following $1.2M Seed Round
by | Jun 21, 2024

Frisco-based Outpave, a fintech startup specializing in financial services and spend management for the construction and trades industries, has announced the appointment of Tom Payne as its chief operating officer....

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MoneyGram International Adds 2 To Its Executive Leadership Team
by | Mar 15, 2024
Cory Feinberg has been named general counsel and corporate secretary at Dallas-based MoneyGram International. Bahar Dave Sahajwalla has been appointed chief regulatory and public affairs officer.
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