Green Dot Corp. chief executive Dan Henry has only been on the job for about six weeks, but on Monday he was emphatic about one thing: The prepaid card and payments specialist is going to hold on to one particular and—in the view of Henry—very valuable asset. “We are not …

After what it calls a “comprehensive search process,” prepaid-payments and banking-services provider Green Dot Corp. has found a new chief executive to replace founder and long-time CEO Steven Streit. The Pasadena, Calif.-based company said Wednesday payments veteran Daniel Henry is taking over from interim CEO William Jacobs, who has served …

Prepaid card and banking services provider Green Dot Corp. reported $10.6 billion in gross dollar volume on its products for the fourth quarter, up 8% year-over-year. Green Dot also announced a multi-year extension of its contract with Apple Inc. for issuing the Apple Cash card.ATM network operator Cardtronics plc said Amazon.com customers can now add cash to …

Activist hedge fund Starboard Value LP has taken an approximately 9% stake in prepaid card and banking services provider Green Dot Corp., according to a regulatory filing. Green Dot issued a statement saying it “welcomes transparent, constructive feedback regarding the common goal of enhancing long-term shareholder value.” In the wake of a big …

Green Dot Corp. announced late Wednesday that company founder and chief executive Steven W. Streit is retiring. The prepaid card and banking services provider appointed William I. Jacobs, chairman of its board of directors, as interim CEO while it seeks a permanent successor. Streit will continue with the company for …