i2c Builds World-Class Leadership Team to Propel Growth Strategy and Global Expansion

Seasoned payments industry leaders join i2c to spearhead the company’s unified growth strategy and global market transformation

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--i2c Inc., a global financial technology innovator, today announced the appointment of four industry leaders to its executive team. These strategic placements mark a significant milestone in the company’s evolution, underpinning i2c’s commitment to accelerating global expansion, strategic partnerships, and product innovation.

New senior executives include Dean Scharmen Jr. as Chief Growth Officer, Mickey Lynch as Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, Candace Davies as Chief Marketing Officer, and Meredith Carlo as General Counsel.

"i2c has reached a pivotal inflection point in our 25-year history of innovation," said Amir Wain, Founder and CEO of i2c. "To navigate the next phase of our transformation, we have intentionally assembled a powerhouse management team with a proven track record of scaling high-growth global companies. The dedicated growth engine of i2c leadership brings together the collective expertise of industry veterans to ensure we are not only meeting the demands of the current financial services landscape but redefining the next generation of banking and payments."

The company’s strengthened executive team supports i2c’s continued momentum as a reliable and flexible alternative to legacy and unproven issuer processors. With a platform supporting millions of users in over 216+ countries and territories, i2c’s growth strategy is focused on empowering financial institutions and fintechs to modernize without the trade-offs of fragmented systems, doubling down on its mission to provide the agility of a next-generation entrant with the scale and operational discipline of a global leader.

Executive Team Appointments:

• Dean Scharmen Jr., Chief Growth Officer: Scharmen joins i2c from Fiserv, where he served as Head of North America Sales for Issuing Solutions. At i2c, he is responsible for global revenue strategy and go-to-market innovation to drive the company’s continued expansion. With deep expertise in issuing, banking operations, strategic business development, and M&A integration, Scharmen is uniquely positioned to guide clients through transformative growth in an evolving payments ecosystem.
• Mickey Lynch, Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships: A seasoned fintech executive with over 20 years of experience at FIS, Lynch is a recognized subject-matter expert in embedded finance, lending, and digital transformation. At i2c, he leads the expansion of strategic partnerships and corporate development, positioning the company for both organic and inorganic growth.
• Candace Davies, Chief Marketing Officer: Davies brings over 25 years of industry experience, most recently as Senior Vice President of Global Product Marketing and Commercialization at Mastercard. She oversees all facets of i2c’s global marketing strategy, brand differentiation, and global sales enablement. Her history of pioneering the go-to-market strategies critical to building and transforming multi-billion-dollar global businesses is instrumental in driving i2c’s growth story and market expansion.
• Meredith Carlo, General Counsel: Carlo joins i2c after serving as Vice President and Associate General Counsel at FIS, where she led a team of attorneys, negotiated high-value client and partnership agreements, and successfully advised on legal, compliance, and risk issues across banking and payments, including card programs, money movement, and embedded finance. She brings extensive experience to i2c, having navigated the intersection of financial services, technology, and regulatory compliance.

By aligning key functions under a unified growth strategy, i2c reinforces its commitment to delivering a single, configurable platform that gives regional and community banks, credit unions, and fintechs the power to innovate and evolve without sacrificing trust. i2c remains the partner of choice for organizations advancing toward next generation banking and payments infrastructures in an ever-changing financial ecosystem.

About i2c Inc.
An award-winning global financial technology innovator powering credit, debit, prepaid, core banking, and money movement solutions, i2c unifies banking and payments in an all-in-one platform, transforming product personalization with a customer-centric architecture and accelerating speed-to-market with composable building-block solutions. Financial institutions and fintechs globally trust i2c to help them quickly and efficiently configure and scale differentiated financial offerings in an evolving, competitive market. Powered by innovation and driven by trust for more than 25 years, i2c blends modern ingenuity with expert reliability to supercharge exceptional banking and payments experiences for millions of users and billions of transactions worldwide.

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