Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you may have noticed the rise of Pokémon Go.  It’s been in the news everywhere, mainly because kids seem to be gathering in places they shouldn’t.  Equally, the game has been responsible for everything from finding dead bodies to resurrecting other ones.

Citizens Financial Group announced the appointment of Mary Ellen Baker as Head of Business Services effective August 8, 2016. Baker will report to Chairman and CEO Bruce Van Saun and serve on Citizens’ Executive Committee. Baker succeeds David Bowerman, who is returning to the United Kingdom after serving 34 years with The Royal Bank of Scotland, plc (RBS) and Citizens.

Metamako, the leading specialist in deterministic network devices for the world’s financial institutions, announced today that it has secured as a client the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), one of the world’s leading financial market exchanges.

Horizon Bancorp announced the completion of the acquisition of LaPorte Bancorp and its wholly-owned subsidiary, The LaPorte Savings Bank, of LaPorte, Indiana, effective July 18, 2016. LaPorte Bancorp was merged into Horizon immediately followed by the merger of The LaPorte Savings Bank into Horizon Bank.

Elavon, a leading global payments provider and subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp (USB: NYSE), and Capital Bank Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CBF), a leading southeastern regional bank, have signed an expanded multi-year agreement for payment processing that enhances a relationship that began in December 2005.

ISGN Corporation™, a leading provider of award-winning technology solutions to the U.S. mortgage industry, today announced it has hired two mortgage industry experts, naming Destinee Pratt as senior vice president of Servicing Technologies and Chris Anderson as executive vice president of Sales.

FIS announced the completion of one of the industry’s most unique transformational projects with Bank Leumi USA.

BTIG, LLC, a global financial services firm specializing in institutional trading, investment banking, research and related brokerage services, announced today that Andre Suaid has joined the firm as a Managing Director within its International Equities

Western Union Business Solutions, a business segment of The Western Union Company and a leader in global payment services, today announces enhanced capabilities to its WU® EDGE digital trading platform, including expansion of the platform’s fee-free* network, and availability into seven new markets: Hong Kong, Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and the Czech Republic.

Fiduciary Trust Company, a private wealth advisor and investment management firm for high-net-worth families, individuals and non-profits, announced today that Peter Andersen has joined as Chief Investment Officer (CIO).

Andersen joins Fiduciary Trust from Congress Wealth Management, where he has served as Chief Investment Officer since 2003. He was also a portfolio manager with Congress Asset Management, an affiliated firm. Prior to Congress, Andersen held senior roles at Delaware Investments/Conseco Capital Management and Colonial Management.