Stephen has 30 years of experience in the payments industry, with eight years of prepaid experience and a deep background in business and product development, strategic marketing, and risk management. Stephen was a leader in the development of the prepaid category in the U.S. as a senior business leader of prepaid products at Visa Inc. Among his many accomplishments during his 12-year tenure at Visa, Stephen launched the Visa teen and gift card products, expanded gift-card distribution to more than 120,000 branch and retail locations, worked with financial institutions to develop product concepts and service offerings, with one idea resulting in the Visa Buxx card, and managed the personalized Visa Rewards program.

At i2c, Stephen will lead and manage i2c's client relationships, manage the account advocate group, and contribute to business development initiatives.

"We are delighted to have a leader such as Stephen on our team. His industry and management experience will be invaluable as i2c expands its client base and product portfolio. Under Stephen's direction, we will continue to provide enhanced customer care and the highest quality of service to our clients," said Amir Wain, CEO of i2c.