Transcard payment solution

Chattanooga-based Transcard announced a new payment technology it's developing with the University of Pittsburgh for use in paying participants in clinical studies. Release is here.

Transcard CEO listed

Chattanooga-based Transcard yesterday announced its CEO, Craig Fuller (left), has been named one of the top five rising stars of the prepaid and stored-value card industry. The release is here.

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CoreTech Park near Lebanon in Wilson County could employ 1,000 'Green' industry workers within a few years. Our story's here.

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Transcard Names CFO

Chattanooga-based TransCard, provider of prepaid debit cards, named Brad Townsend to CFO post. Townsend was previously CFO with Advanced Interactive Systems, and earlier served with SafeNet, VectorSGI, McAfee and Delta Airlines. The company said he has experience dealing with federal agencies and in guiding M&A's. Townsend holds a bachelor's in corporate finance from the University of Georgia and an MBA from Emory University.