MoneyLion Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has elected Brad Hanson, formerly President and Chief Executive Officer of Pathward Financial Inc. to its Board of Directors and as Chair of the Audit Committee, effective as of July 15. Hanson will fill the remaining term of former Audit Committee Chair Jeff Gary, who is stepping down from the Board of Directors. Hanson joins MoneyLion as it builds the first digital ecosystem for consumer finance.

Blending an expansive offering of first- and third-party products, a suite of personalized financial tools and educational content, its innovative embedded finance marketplace solutions and advanced data-driven insights, MoneyLion is seeking to transform how consumers make their financial decisions and how businesses acquire and engage customers. Hanson joins MoneyLion?s Board of Directors, led by Chair John Chrystal, former Vice Chairman of Bancorp, which includes Dee Choubey; Dwight Bush, former U.S. Ambassador to Morocco; Matt Derella, Chief Executive Officer of Catalyte and former Chief Customer Officer for Twitter; Lisa Gersh, former Chief Executive Officer of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. and co-founder of Oxygen Media; Annette Nazareth, former SEC Commissioner; Michael Paull, Chief Executive Officer of RBmedia and former President of Disney Streaming; and Chris Sugden, Managing Partner of Edison Partners. Brad Hanson has more than 30 years of experience in financial services, including numerous banking, card industry and technology-related capacities.

Hanson previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Pathward Financial Inc. (f/k/a Meta Financial Group) until his retirement in 2021. Hanson began his banking career at BankFirst, which later became The Bancorp Inc., where he started a mortgage lending division and later a payment card division that became one of the largest in the country. Hanson is a founding member of the Network Branded Prepaid Card Association and played a significant role in the growth and development of the prepaid card industry.

Hanson serves on several boards of directors, including Cashless Inc. (d/b/a Ready Credit), Source Inc. (and the related companies of Help WorldWide and International Clearinghouse Inc.), Neighborli Inc. and Bankaool, as well as several 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations, including Operation HOPE.