Allied Payment Network adds Fintech veteran Mark Forbis to its board
FORT WAYNE, Ind., 27 February 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Allied Payment Network, Inc. (Allied), the industry’s most progressive provider of electronic and mobile money movement solutions to banks and credit unions, today announced the addition of Mark Forbis to his board. In his role, Forbis will help advance Allied’s goal of delivering the industry’s most innovative real-time payment capabilities to the community financial institutions it serves. Allied made the announcement at the CUNA GAC (Credit Union National Association Governmental Affairs Conference) in Washington DCof which Allied is a sponsor.
“Mark developed open banking before the term was even coined,” said the Allied Chairman Ralph Marcuccili. “We are fortunate to have an industry veteran of his caliber join our board to help guide and enhance our mission.”
Forbis has been in the financial industry since 1982, spending the last 31 years of his career at Monett, Mo.-based Jack Henry & Associates, an S&P 500 company and one of the country’s leading fintech providers. He started as a technology support representative, and rose through the ranks to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, which he held for 14 years. As such, Forbis led Jack Henry’s national technology strategy and development of a range of state-of-the-art, transformative financial services technologies.
Forbis withdrew Jack Henry in 2019 and currently sits on various fintech and banking boards, including InvestorKeep (Chico, California), Digital Check Corp. (Northbrook, Ill.), Citizens Bank (Batesville, Ark.), Teslar software (Springdale, Ark.), and IncredibleBank (Wausau, Wis.). He is also a fintech investor and advisor.
“I am delighted to welcome Mark to our board,” said the Allied CEO Geoff Knapp. “As a highly respected technology leader, he brings valuable expertise and insight that will help us continue to build on our position as the premier digital payments solution for financial institutions in the community.”
Mark Forbis stated, “I share Allied’s commitment to user-focused innovation and look forward to helping the company continue its growth trajectory and bring this technology to more financial institutions and their account holders. I am honored to join the board.”
About Allied Payment Network
Allied is an industry-leading supplier of digital money movement technology to the financial services industry. Allied’s suite of new online and mobile payment solutions include internet bill payment, small business payments, P2P, A2A, online loan payments and the ability to buy, sell and hold Bitcoin. More information: www.AlliedPayment.com.
SOURCE Allied Payment Network
