Green Dot Corporation has announced the appointment of Dave Harden as Chief Technology Officer supporting the company’s ongoing effort to become a more streamlined, efficient and powerful technology company focused on building and delivering seamless and scalable banking and payment tools for consumers and businesses.

As Chief Technology Officer, Harden will be responsible for overseeing the ongoing development and delivery of Green Dot’s technology platforms supporting the company’s direct customers and growing list of banking as a service (BaaS) partners. Harden has been a member of Green Dot’s executive team since February 2022, most recently serving as SVP of Product Development responsible for overseeing the migration of Green Dot cards to a modern cloud-based card management platform.

“Dave is a proven technology leader and strategist who brings the right knowledge, skills and instincts to this important role as Green Dot pivots to focus on stability and growth,” said Chief Executive Officer, Green Dot Corporation George Gresham,. “The team will benefit from Dave’s calm and confident leadership style, and ability to efficiently and effectively navigate through change and growth.”

Prior to joining Green Dot, Harden was managing director and head of core banking technology transformation at Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), where he worked from 2017 to 2022. Prior to MUFG, he held several technology leadership roles at Bridgewater Associates from 2011 to 2017.

“Being part of Green Dot’s mission to provide flexible financial services to our customers has been deeply rewarding, further enhanced by our processor conversion,” said Harden. “I’m excited to strengthen our customer relationships and help lead Green Dot through our next phase of evolution.”

Green Dot recently announced the completion of its processor conversions, a comprehensive multi-year initiative to transform the company into a more efficient, nimble and powerful platform that unlocks new capabilities and scalable growth for the company’s direct bank and banking as a service (BaaS) partners. The company also recently announced the addition of PLS, Stockpile and Credibly to its growing list of partners.

“As the demand for digital banking and embedded finance continues, Green Dot will be well-positioned to serve and enable more consumers, both directly and through our valued partners, and achieve scalable long-term growth,” continued Gresham. “Dave’s appointment marks an important milestone in our path toward becoming a more streamlined and powerful team and platform.”