John Zazzera

Principal

John is a banking and fintech transformation leader who has scaled complex institutions and platforms across payments, wealth, and core banking. John has led regulated launches (including the first OCC-approved national trust bank purpose-built for alternative investment funds), modernized global payments and core platforms, and driven enterprise turnarounds under OCC/FDIC/NYDFS oversight. His experience spans COO/CIO/CEO roles, with accountability for multi-billion-dollar P&Ls, large global teams, and end-to-end risk, operations, and technology. He partners with boards and regulators to remediate issues, strengthen governance, and position organizations for sustainable growth and investor confidence.​

Service Expertise

Areas of Expertise

  • Core banking (Temenos, KORDOBA/CORE24)​
  • Payments & treasury; mobile wallets​
  • Digital assets: custody, tokenization, controls​
  • AI/ML for KYC, risk, monitoring​
  • Regulatory remediation & Basel III (OCC/FRB/FDIC/NYDFS)​
  • Turnarounds & cost optimization (Lean Six Sigma)​
  • Ops/tech leadership; P&L; M&A/integration​
  • Board/regulator engagement; strategy → stabilization

Previous Experience

  • FundBank N.A. — COO & CSO​
  • Axiom Bank – Sr EVP/COO/CFO​
  • FIS – Global Product Exec & MD​
  • MUFG – EVP, Tech & Ops​
  • TD Bank – Head, Global Payments, Enterpise Op Risk & TS Tech​
  • RBS/Citizens – Exec Head, Global Transaction Services​
  • GE Capital – SVP & CIO​

Education & Certificates

  • UPenn Wharton — MBA (AMP), ABA Stonier Diploma​
  • Liberty University — MBA​
  • University of Bradford — MS, Computer Science​
  • St. Peter’s College — BS, Finance
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