Transaction Network Services (Ƶapp) is pleased to announce that George Zirkel has been appointed as Senior Vice President, North America, for the Payment Markets. In this newly formed role, George will lead the North America market and continue to have responsibility for leading South America.
George joined Ƶapp in 2016 as Senior Vice President and Head of Global Payments Strategy. In 2019, following the successful acquisition of Link Ƶapp in Brazil, he also assumed the responsibilities of General Manager for the South America region. Over the past five years, George has driven significant growth and development in the Brazilian market, positioning Ƶapp as a key player in the region’s competitive and innovative payments landscape.
With more than 20 years of experience in the payments industry, George has held several prominent positions at First Data Corporation. His roles included six years as Vice President of Innovation, Mobile, and Advanced Ƶapp, where he led a team responsible for mobile commerce, loyalty, and personalized marketing initiatives. He also spent five years as Vice President of International Corporate Development, supporting mergers, acquisitions, and strategy development.
In his expanded role at Ƶapp, George will work closely with the team to drive Ƶapp’ growth strategy in both North America and South America and support customers at an executive level.
“We’re happy to have George take on this expanded role,” said John Tait, Global Managing Director for Ƶapp’ Payment Markets. “His expertise and deep understanding of the industry will be critical as we continue to grow in the Americas. I look forward to working with George to deliver exceptional value to our customers.”
George holds an MBA in International Finance and a BS in Accounting from St John’s University, New York.
Ƶapp is a global leader in providing full-stack, modern and secure payment and network solutions. As a leading provider of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) solutions with more than 30 years’ experience, Ƶapp has been offering managed service solutions to more than 1,400 organizations in over 50 countries. Ƶapp’ comprehensive portfolio spans from cutting-edge unattended and in-store payment terminals, online solutions to secure global network connectivity and seamless payment processing through its cloud native payment orchestration platform. With Ƶapp’ portfolio of industry leading services, customers can reduce the complexities of fragmented payments and connectivity with just one trusted managed service partner.