St. Louis, MO -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/30/2016 -- Loan origination software company, Financial Network Inc. recently announced Nicholas Payne as its new Chief Technology Officer. In this role, Payne will help design innovative solutions that combine industry-leading software with customizations that will then magnify their competitive advantage. Additionally, he will play a key role in ushering FNI through the evolving business and compliance needs of the industry.
Nicholas Payne has been a part of the Financial Network Inc. team since 2007, where he started as the Director of Operations, providing strategic direction in the creation of robust infrastructure and reliable, repeatable business processes. Under his leadership, FNI has transitioned from fully-custom lending platforms into a range of pre-built and customizable lending solutions. Additionally, in his time as Director, he has facilitated many initiatives in production support, release and change management, quality assurance, and database administration.
In his current role as CTO, he is responsible for the creation and continued innovation of the financial industry's most powerful and flexible lending platform. "FNI has thrived for over 30 years by offering custom solutions to fit our customer's unique business process and technology investments. Nick's new role at FNI as CTO will allow him to identify and oversee the implementation of the future technology stack to expand on this strength and provide faster customization of standard components," said Philip Mazza, CEO of Financial Network.
Other key points of his new role include evangelizing the semi-custom software model to prospective clients and constantly improving product suite, with focus on mobile, business intelligence, and customer configurability. By doing so, FNI can unlock new markets, as well as new opportunities for industry growth. "He is a natural fit for this responsibility as he has actively participated in the business process and the technology here at FNI during his 9 year tenure," said Mazza.
Nicholas graduated from the John Cook School of Business at St. Louis University earning a BSBA with concentrations in Management Information Systems and Finance. In his free time, his philanthropic roles include Vice President of the St. Louis Suit Project, a charity that provides gently used business attire to men in need.
Financial Network Inc. is proud to have Payne as a leader who will help continue to enhance solutions with new platform functionality, configurable options, and updated reporting capabilities.
About Financial Network Inc.
Through over 30 years of providing custom credit lending solutions, Financial Network, Inc. stands as the market expert in robust credit lending platforms and loan origination systems. Based on extensive experience creating truly custom products, Financial Network Inc. has assembled FNI Turnkey and FNI Turnkey Plus solutions that are the culmination of the best lending practices in auto loan origination, solar and retail platforms. FNI has custom solutions in place with 3 of the 5 largest U.S. banks and lending institutions.
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