Onbe announces Payments Technology Executive David Tarbox to Board of Directors

By Edlyn Cardoza

Onbe, a market-leading corporate disbursements FinTech, recently announced the addition of payments technology veteran David Tarbox to its board of directors. The board includes Centerbridge Partners, L.P., Bain Capital Ventures, Silversmith Capital Partners, and veterans from Fiserv, FIS and others, led by Onbe Chairman Juli Spottiswood.

Tarbox brings more than 30 years of experience developing and managing market-leading payments platforms and FinTech solutions. Prior to joining Onbe’s Board, he was a Senior Vice President of Engineering, Merchant Acquiring at FIS, where he led the division to $4 billion in revenues and managed a 3500+-member development organisation producing product strategy, platform integration and technology infrastructure. Tarbox has held senior leadership roles in engineering at Worldpay, Vantiv and Litle & Co., where his team was instrumental in developing e-commerce and enterprise transaction processing platforms. Additionally, he has proven M&A experience from both the buy and sell side. A graduate of Bradley University with a degree in engineering, Tarbox resides in Boston, Massachusetts.

“David’s track record speaks for itself. His vision, leadership style and proven expertise in building technology teams has led to the development of transformational platforms that fueled growth at each of his past companies,” said Juli Spottiswood, Onbe’s Chairman of the Board. “The Board looks forward to his counsel as we continue to elevate Onbe’s technology platform and client offerings.”

Tarbox will advise Onbe’s executive team and functional leadership. His contributions will enable Onbe to expand further payments products and solutions that modernise consumer and workforce disbursements for Onbe’s corporate clients, delivering a customer experience that’s instant, convenient and simple.

“Onbe has a proven track record in the payments industry, and I look forward to working with its board of directors and executive leadership team to accelerate this next phase of expansion,” said David Tarbox. “I’m excited to partner with Onbe to build upon its core strengths, expand into new segments, bring innovative fintech solutions to market and capitalize on the opportunity ahead.”