hyperWALLET Systems Inc., a leading mass global payments provider, today announced that it has named payments industry expert Nadia Dombrowski as the company's Chief Legal, Risk and Compliance Officer.
In this role, Ms. Dombrowski will oversee all legal, risk and compliance issues globally, and these functions will report to her directly. Ms. Dombrowski will report to Lisa Shields, hyperWALLET's President and CEO, as well as the company's Board.
The creation of this new executive role comes on the heels of massive growth at the payments company over the past 24 months. Since securing capital investment early in 2014, hyperWALLET continues to win new customers across various industries, verticals and global markets. This executive addition will build upon what is already a deep regulatory understanding, centralizing and expanding existing functions responsible for identifying and managing legal, risk and compliance across all areas of hyperWALLET's business operations. As the new Chief Legal, Risk and Compliance Officer, Ms. Dombrowski will work closely with both the company's senior executives and board members, continuing to position the company for continued growth.
"hyperWALLET is committed to delivering fast, secure and compliant payments to anywhere in the world," said Shields. "Throughout her career, Ms. Dombrowski has proven her leadership prowess, heading up legal and compliance teams at some of the world's largest financial institutions and payment networks. Her leadership of our legal, risk and compliance teams not only cements hyperWALLET as an international payments leader, but also ensures the company has the guidance and expertise necessary to expand swiftly and safely into new global markets."
Prior to joining hyperWALLET, Ms. Dombrowski was a partner at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP. She has also served as a Senior Vice President at Bank of America, first as Associate General Counsel; Retail Bank and Distribution; Consumer Banking Services and, subsequently, as a business executive leading the Card Network Center of Excellence.
Ms. Dombrowski has also held the position of Senior Vice President, Group Head and Lead Region Counsel for the U.S. Markets at MasterCard Worldwide. She also served at MasterCard as Senior Vice President, Group Head for Emerging Payments and Advisors; as Vice President, Managing Counsel for Innovative Platforms and Advisors; and as Vice President, Senior Counsel for Advisors.
A member of the Bar in the State of New York, Ms. Dombrowski is an active member of the New York Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the New York City Bar, and the American Corporate Counsel Association.