Visa’s former head of prepaid products in Asia Pacific, Central Europe, Middle East & Africa is i2c’s General Manager, International
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – May 7, 2014 – i2c Inc., a provider of payment processing and emerging commerce solutions, today announced that Scott Salmon has joined the company as General Manager, International to lead i2c’s continued growth in Asia Pacific, Central Europe, Middle East and Africa (APCEMEA). Mr. Salmon is based in Singapore and has already assumed the responsibilities of his position.
Mr. Salmon brings over 25 years of business experience to this strategic role, including more than 20 years in payments and prepaid. He was Head of Prepaid Products, Asia Pacific, Central Europe, Middle East and Africa for Visa for the past five years and prior to that oversaw Visa’s San Francisco-based Global Prepaid Market Development team. Before Visa, Mr. Salmon was engaged in a variety of consulting and product management roles in the retail banking sector.
At i2c, Mr. Salmon will concentrate on developing i2c’s business in key markets, expanding its physical presence in Asia Pacific and managing strategic relationships with various regional partners.
“Scott’s industry knowledge and extensive international experience will be an asset as we continue to grow our business across the globe,” says Amir Wain, chief executive officer at i2c. “The perspective Scott and his team will bring from being on the ground in the region will benefit the entire i2c organization – from Engineering to Sales to Client Services.”
Mr. Salmon comments, “i2c is redefining what’s possible in prepaid, debit, credit and emerging commerce programs. The opportunities that i2c’s processing technology creates for APCEMEA markets is tremendous, and I am very excited to work with the i2c team to help clients in these regions capitalize on them.”
Clients, prospective clients and partners can meet with Mr. Salmon at Cards & Payments Middle East, taking place in Dubai on May 13-14, 2014. He will be presenting “Five Ways to Profitability in the Prepaid Business” at the show on May 14th. Mr. Salmon will also be attending the PayExpo in London on June 11-12, 2014.
About i2c Inc.
i2c is a global provider of highly-configurable banking and payment solutions. Using i2c's proprietary building block technology, clients can easily create and manage a comprehensive set of solutions for credit, debit, prepaid, lending and more, quickly and cost-effectively. i2c delivers unparalleled flexibility, agility, security and reliability from a single, global SaaS platform. Founded in 2001, and headquartered in Silicon Valley, i2c's next-generation technology supports millions of users in more than 200 countries/ territories and across all time zones.
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