Marla Knutson, a payment veteran specializing in banking and financial services, is SVP of Strategic Partnerships at CardFlight.
She is responsible for the development of existing partnerships and the addition of new resellers.
Prior to joining CardFlight, Marla was President of TransFirst’s Financial Institutions division, where she was responsible for all aspects of the division’s operations, including developing and implementing business growth strategies and industry partnerships and managing all national sales and distribution points. Marla has more than 30 years of experience in the banking and financial services industry, and over that time has worked with numerous local, regional and national players. She has served on the board of the Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) and is also a past president of Wnet (Women Networking in Electronic Transactions). In 2007, ETA awarded Marla as their Member of the Year for her contributions to the payment processing industry.
Marla holds a BS in Finance with a minor in Marketing from Iowa State University.
