Valente Joins Citizens to Lead Business Payments and Strategy
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Updated Oct 15
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What happened
Matt Valente joined Citizens on October 15, 2026, to lead business payments and partnerships. He was appointed senior vice president and head of strategy, innovation and partnerships for Citizens, responsible for developing products for treasury and wholesale payments.
From americanbanker.com
Why it matters
Citizens is focusing on embedded payments and finance, seeking to mix its own technology work with potential partnerships. Valente stated that offering a breadth of services—such as lock box, ACH, cards, and payments—provides a strength for merchants compared to using single-solution fintechs.
From americanbanker.com
Who's involved
- CitizensThe Citizens government agency, which Valente now helps lead in business payments.
- ValenteMatt Valente, who joined Citizens to lead business payments and partnerships.