Brad Potter has been named senior vice president of FIS' EFT Solutions division. In this role, Potter will be responsible for the growth and strategic direction of FIS' EFT, debit and prepaid businesses.

Frank D'Angelo, executive vice president, FIS Payment Solutions Group, stated: "Our EFT, debit and prepaid businesses continue to drive significant growth, and are a critical component of our end-to-end, industry-leading payments strategy at FIS. Brad's extensive leadership experience and vast knowledge of the EFT and payment processing space will help us execute on our strategic vision for this key business line. I'm confident that Brad and his team will successfully achieve our stated goals for growth and market leadership."

"FIS has built a solid reputation in the industry as a leading provider of electronic payments through innovative product offerings and its commitment to meeting clients' strategic business needs," said Potter. "I'm excited about becoming part of FIS and look forward to building upon its successful track record of delivering EFT and prepaid processing solutions to financial institutions and other organisations worldwide, while helping clients drive increased ROI."

Before joining FIS, Potter previously held a variety of leadership positions within Visa, including head of US Processing and general manager of Visa's Debit Processing Service. Prior to joining Visa, Potter spent more than ten years in various management and technical positions with Deluxe Data Systems.