When did James Dixon become CISO of Allied Payment Network?

The appointment was announced on July 12, 2023, per FinTech Futures. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.

Is James Dixon still the CISO of Allied Payment Network?

The newest source the record holds for this seat is the appointment announced on July 12, 2023. It holds no later verification, so it does not state who holds the seat today.

Where did James Dixon work before Allied Payment Network?

Before the appointment, James Dixon was Chief Information Security Officer at Versapay, according to the announcement (FinTech Futures).

Executive record

James Dixon

James Dixon was named Chief Information Security Officer at Allied Payment Network. The appointment was announced on July 12, 2023, per FinTech Futures.

Before the appointment: Chief Information Security Officer at Versapay, per the same source.

The record holds no later verification of the seat.

1 tracked move on the Wire · Updated November 10, 2026

Career timeline

Every move the record holds for James Dixon, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.

July 12, 2023· Appointment
Named Chief Information Security Officer at Allied Payment Network
Source: FinTech Futures ↗ · Move record
Before July 2023· Earlier role
Chief Information Security Officer at Versapay
Named in the announcement of the Allied Payment Network appointment · Source: FinTech Futures ↗

The appointment

Announced July 12, 2023 · Source: FinTech Futures ↗ · Move record

Allied Payment Network, a payments solutions provider to community banks and credit unions, appointed James Dixon as Chief Information Security Officer. Dixon joins from the Canadian fintech Versapay, where he served as CISO. He has more than 25 years of technology and industry experience.

FinTech Futures reports that Dixon started his new position as CISO at Allied Payment Network in June. According to FinTech Futures, Dixon says he plans to strengthen the company's information security practices and to "ensure fast and secure payments".

Dixon held the CISO post at Versapay until April 2023, according to FinTech Futures. According to FinTech Futures, Dixon earlier worked in executive and senior leadership roles at payment technology firms such as InComm Payments, Vesta Corporation, Official Payments, now ACI Payments, and 2Checkout, now Verifone. FinTech Futures reports that Dixon holds accreditation as a certified information systems security professional, or CISSP.

FinTech Futures reports that Allied Payment Network is based in the US and serves community-based financial services organisations. Over the last year, the company added around 50 new financial institution clients, according to FinTech Futures. According to FinTech Futures, the nearly 500 financial institutions in Allied's client base span 49 states and have combined assets of over $310 billion.

The company: Allied Payment Network

Sector: Financial Services
Region: North America
Company record: Who runs security at Allied Payment Network: 1 confirmed move on the record

Appointed in the same period

Other security chiefs in Financial Services whose appointment was announced within 90 days of James Dixon's, nearest first. The Financial Services bench

July 19, 2023
Yonesy Nunez, Managing Director and Chief Information Security Officer at DTCC
July 24, 2023
Scott Bader, Chief Information Security Officer at Five Star Bank
August 15, 2023
Scott Sykes, Chief Information Security Officer at Asurity Technologies
August 16, 2023
Girish Dixit, Chief Information Security Officer and Executive Vice President at Kotak Securities
June 1, 2023
Rob Burch, Chief Information Security Officer at Brown & Brown
August 29, 2023
Heather Gantt-Evans, Chief Information Security Officer at Marqeta
May 2023
Bill O'Hern, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at Travelers

Record facts

Moves on the record: 1 confirmed move, each with its source
On the record since: September 30, 2026
Financial Services in 2026: 42 security-leadership appointments announced in the sector on the record

Questions about James Dixon

When did James Dixon become CISO of Allied Payment Network?: The appointment was announced on July 12, 2023, per FinTech Futures. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
Is James Dixon still the CISO of Allied Payment Network?: The newest source the record holds for this seat is the appointment announced on July 12, 2023. It holds no later verification, so it does not state who holds the seat today.
Where did James Dixon work before Allied Payment Network?: Before the appointment, James Dixon was Chief Information Security Officer at Versapay, according to the announcement (FinTech Futures).

Sources

1.FinTech Futures ↗: the appointment at Allied Payment Network, July 12, 2023

This record begins with CISO Tribune's tracking in 2026.

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