Payments firm Thredd adds Patricia Haynes, Hazel Oh, Faran Taher and Diwakar Patwal to its leadership team

Thredd, a global payments processor, has announced four appointments to its leadership team.

Patricia Haynes, the firm's new Senior Vice President of Platform, previously served as VP of Technology Operations and Delivery at Zopa, where she led risk management and process improvements, and Senior Director of Software Engineering at LexisNexis Risk Solutions, spearheading AML and compliance technology initiatives.

Hazel Oh, based in Singapore, joins as Vice President of Account Management, APAC, with over 20 years of experience across product management, sales, partnership development, and strategic marketing. She was most recently with Citi, heading APAC Commercial Cards Travel Products.

Prior to that, she held prominent roles at American Express, where she received multiple accolades, including the President's Club “Global Leadership” Award and GCS Singapore Best Leader Award.

Faran Taher gets onboard as Vice President of Credit, having led teams across verticals including instalment lending, credit cards, auto, and mortgages. He was previously General Manager of Credit Cards at Paceline and held roles at Railsr, where he served as Global Head of Servicing & Collections.

Finally, Diwakar Patwal takes on the role of Vice President of Data and AI, bringing with him more than 15 years of experience in advanced analytics, machine learning and management consulting.  He has held senior roles at Natwest, Barclays, Ernst and Young, and IBM working in financial services, logistics and utilities internationally.

“Thredd’s growth is fuelled by the calibre of our team, and we are delighted to welcome Hazel, Faran, Patricia, and Diwaker to our company leadership,” comments CEO Jim McCarthy. “Their expertise and vision will be integral as we continue to deliver modern issuer processing solutions, support our clients’ success, and shape the future of payments and FinTech.”

Sharyn Wilson, Thredd’s Chief People Officer, adds: “We are growing the team across geographies and functional areas with new joiners. We are excited to be fueling the growth of FinTech career opportunities globally and are looking forward to more such expansion in 2025.”

2024 RTIH INNOVATION AWARDS

Payments was a key focus area at the sixth edition of the RTIH Innovation Awards.

The awards, sponsored by Vista Technology Support, Scala, CADS, 3D Cloud, Brightpearl by Sage’s Lightning 50, Business France, and Retail Technology Show 2025, celebrate global tech innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world.

Our 2024 hall of fame entrants were revealed during an event which took place at RIBA’s 66 Portland Place HQ in Central London on 21st November, and consisted of a drinks reception, three course meal, and awards ceremony presided over by comedian Lucy Porter.

In his welcome speech, Scott Thompson, Founder and Editor, RTIH, said: “The event is now into its sixth year and what a journey it has been. The awards started life as an online only affair during the Covid outbreak, before launching as a small scale in real life event and growing year on year to the point where we’re now selling out this fine, historic venue.”

He added: “Congratulations to all of our finalists. Many submissions did not make it through to the final stage, and getting to this point is no mean feat. Checkout-free stores, automated supply chains, immersive experiences, on-demand delivery, next generation loyalty offerings, inclusive retail, green technology. We’ve got all the cool stuff covered this evening.”

“But just importantly we’ve got lots of great examples of companies taking innovative tech and making it usable in everyday operations - resulting in more efficiency and profitability in all areas.”

Congratulations to our 2024 winners, and a big thank you to our sponsors, judging panel, the legend that is Lucy Porter, and all those who attended last month’s gathering.