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Green Dot Corporation Appoints New Executive Leadership

PUBLIC · GDOTJan 07, 2026

Position

President

Company

Green Dot

Chris Ruppel
cruppel@greendotcorp.com
ProvoFinancial ServicesFinanceFintechLendingBanking

Description

On January 7, 2026, Green Dot Corporation announced the transition of interim roles for two executives to permanent positions. Effective January 6, 2026, William I Jacobs has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, while Chris Ruppel has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Green Dot Bank. This change marks a significant step in the leadership structure of the company.

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Company Information

Company

Green Dot

Location

Provo, Utah, United States

About

For more information, visit https://ir.greendot.com. Green Dot Corporation (NYSE: GDOT) is a financial technology and registered bank holding company committed to giving all people the power to bank seamlessly, affordably, and with confidence. Green Dot’s technology platform enables it to build products and features that address the most pressing financial challenges of consumers and businesses, transforming the way they manage and move money and making financial empowerment more accessible for all. Green Dot offers a broad set of financial services to consumers and businesses including debit, checking, credit, prepaid, and payroll cards, as well as robust money processing services, tax refunds, cash deposits and disbursements. Its flagship digital banking platform GO2bank offers consumers simple and accessible mobile banking designed to help improve financial health over time. The company’s banking platform services business enables a growing list of the world’s largest and most trusted consumer and technology brands to deploy customized, seamless, value-driven money management solutions for their customers. Founded in 1999, Green Dot has served more than 33 million customers directly and many millions more through its partners. The Green Dot Network of more than 90,000 retail distribution locations nationwide, more than all remaining bank branches in the U.S. combined, enables it to operate primarily as a “branchless bank.” Green Dot Bank is a subsidiary of Green Dot Corporation and member of the FDIC. For more information about Green Dot’s products and services, please visit www.greendot.com

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