Amy Pugh

As general counsel, Amy has overseen the company’s legal affairs since September 2022, playing a critical role in the company’s strategic initiatives while mitigating risk and ensuring compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations across the board. She also provides critical insight and guidance on regulatory considerations and requirements, cyber security, information security, litigation, risk management, and other areas.

Amy joined the company from Cross River Bank, where she served as associate general counsel since 2019 and provided legal expertise to a variety of business areas including credit cards, payments, banking services, banking-as-a-service (BaaS), payments-as-a-service (PaaS), marketplace lending, marijuana-related business opportunities, and digital assets (crypto). During her tenure, the company experienced rapid expansion, grew various business lines, and tripled its revenue and valuation. Prior to Cross River Bank, Amy held various legal counsel roles at Ubiquity Global Services, UniRush, and Fifth Third Bank.

Amy holds a Juris Doctorate degree from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University and a B.A. in History from the University of Kentucky.