The Clearing House (TCH), operator of the instant payment RTP Network, announced that Keith Melton has joined the company as senior vice president and RTP strategic program manager, where he will drive execution of the next phase of TCH’s instant payments strategy.
Melton, who has more than 20 years of experience in financial services and technology, joins TCH from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta – Federal Reserve Financial Services (FRFS) where he was senior vice president and head of product management for all payment services across the Federal Reserve System.
Earlier in his career, Melton had tenures at IBM and SunTrust Bank, among other firms.
In his new role, Melton will report to Margaret Weichert, chief product officer, workclosely with clients and the industry, and will drive delivery of a program of work to accelerate the RTP Network’s impact across multiple use cases.
“I’m happy to bring my experience with innovation, product management and execution to The Clearing House to focus on opportunities to continue to grow the RTP Network ecosystem, including many opportunities with partners and technology providers,” Melton said in a release. “Joining the TCH team is an exciting opportunity.”
Melton is the latest financial services and payments expert to join TCH. Earlier this year, President and CEO David Watson bolstered the executive team by adding Sheffali Welch, chief operating officer, and Weichert.
“We are happy to have Keith join The Clearing House as the RTP Network continues to expand,” Watson said. “Keith’s experience with running product management for multiple national payment services will be an asset that helps the RTP Network continue to be the industry’s leader in instant payments innovation.”
Watson took over for Jim Aramanda as CEO this past January.