Tyfone Announces Mike Noble, Retired COO and EVP of Wells Fargo Services Company, to the Advisory Board

PORTLAND, Ore.--(www.AllPayNews.com)--Tyfone, Inc., a developer of an innovative software and hardware platform for bank-centric, bank branded, mobile banking and mobile payments, announces the appointment of Mike Noble, a veteran banker and former COO and EVP at Wells Fargo Services Company (WFSC), as a member of the Tyfone Advisory Board. “Mike’s years of experience in banking and his formidable knowledge of bank operations and vendor relationships brings the client-side perspective to the Tyfone team,” comments Tom Spitzer, chief executive officer. “He’s been in the technology and operations trenches of one of the most successful financial institutions in the US. We are fortunate to have his insights as Tyfone scales our business to work with institutions of that caliber and magnitude.”

When Mike retired from Wells Fargo in May, 2006, he was responsible for payments and operations services to the bank’s Wholesale and Retail Banking groups, managing teams that encompassed nearly 6,500 employees. His organization included 15 check-processing centers, 38 cash vaults, 10 lockbox sites along with support services including fraud operations, ACH payments and wire transfers. Mike was also the CIO of Corporate Technologies while at Wells, and led the Wells Fargo/Norwest merger team in addition to being accountable for the technology conversions of 73 corporate acquisitions.

“Having managed large operations for banks, I am particularly convinced that Tyfone’s banking infrastructure-focused approach to mobile financial services is the right way to enable bank adoption of the mobile channel,” remarks Mike. In his typical West Texas style he continues, “And Tyfone is really at the head of the herd with their leading-edge security – a critical need for any bank looking to enter the mobile space.”

Guru Sankar, the chief financial officer added, “Mike’s vast industry network and reputation will be an asset to Tyfone. We look forward to working with him to expand our industry relationships that will enhance the value of Tyfone’s platform to our bank customers.”

About Tyfone, Inc.

Tyfone is an infrastructure player in mobile financial services. Tyfone’s unified platform assists banks in providing an independent, branded solution for mobile banking, mobile contactless payments and Merchant Relationship Management services to leverage all assets of any retail bank with a card portfolio. Founded in 2004, the company is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, and has a team of 23 development professionals in Bangalore, India, and a sales representative based in Taiwan. For additional information, go to www.tyfone.com.

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