TNS Appoints Michael Johnson as Global Managing Director, Payments Market Business

RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 17, 2026--

Transaction Network Services (TNS), a global leader in managed network and payment solutions, today announced the appointment of Michael Johnson as Global Managing Director for its Payments Market business.

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In the role, Johnson will lead TNS's global Payments Market business, setting strategy and driving growth across a broad portfolio of products and markets while working closely with senior regional management teams and TNS's corporate leadership group. His appointment reflects TNS's continued focus on strengthening its global payments and connectivity business as demand for secure, scalable payment infrastructure continues to grow.

Johnson joined TNS in 2017 as Vice President of APAC Operations, where he was responsible for all network operations across the Asia Pacific region. In 2018, he was promoted to Managing Director for Asia Pacific Payments before assuming responsibility for the ADVAM suite of solutions following its acquisition by TNS.

"I'm honored to take on this global role at such an important time for both TNS and the payments industry," said Michael Johnson, Global Managing Director, TNS Payments Market. "As payment ecosystems continue to evolve, our customers need a trusted partner that can simplify complexity while delivering secure, resilient and scalable infrastructure that their mission-critical commerce depends on. Building on TNS's strong heritage in payments, I'm looking forward to working with our global teams to help customers innovate with confidence and support their growth wherever they operate."

A payments industry veteran, Johnson joined TNS from First Data Australia and New Zealand, where he spent 15 years and progressed to Vice President of Global Service Delivery. He has also held the role of CEO of PAX Technology Australia. Originally from New Zealand, Johnson began his career as a Project Manager at Centrica Telecommunications in London before relocating to Sydney in 2002.

“Michael’s knowledge of TNS’s payments and connectivity products, services and customers, as well as his strong relationships with TNS employees across all groups and regions, will ensure that we remain focused on delivering on the significant opportunities we have in our Payments Market business,” said Mike Keegan, Chief Executive Officer, TNS. “As the team collaborates in pursuit of those opportunities, I look forward to what will be achieved under Michael’s leadership.”

Founded in 1990 in the US, TNS has grown to become a global leader in modern and secure payment and network solutions, helping businesses to simplify payment acceptance, connectivity and transaction processing through a single managed provider. Offering managed service solutions to more than 2,800 organizations in more than 50 counties, TNS supports merchants, financial institutions and self-service operators in reducing complexity, improving resilience and delivering seamless payment experience. For more information, please visit tnsi.com/payments.

About TNS

TNS is a global leader in modern and secure payment and network solutions. As a leading provider of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) solutions with more than 35 years’ experience, TNS has been offering managed service solutions to more than 2,800 organizations in over 50 countries. TNS’s comprehensive portfolio spans from cutting-edge unattended and in-store payment terminals, online solutions to secure global network connectivity and seamless payment processing through its cloud native payment orchestration platform. With TNS’s portfolio of industry leading services, customers can reduce the complexities of fragmented payments and connectivity with just one trusted managed service partner.

For more information, please visit: tnsi.com.

Michael Johnson

HONOLULU (AP) — Thousands were without power Monday after Tropical Storm Lala uprooted trees from downtown Honolulu to the Big Island, where intense flash-flooding isolated already-remote communities.

Lala weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm Sunday after lashing the state without making landfall. Intense rainfall and flooding caused a muddy mess as the storm moved past Hawaii’s main islands.

The storm was projected to continue moving westward and was forecast to become a hurricane again at sea and far from land by Wednesday.

Public schools statewide, some private schools and state offices were closed Monday. Cleanup efforts began in earnest with crews repairing bridges. Drivers were urged to use alternate routes.

The Hawaiian Electric utility said about 117,300 customers were without power as of Monday morning after the passing storm’s strong winds took down trees, utility poles and transmission towers. The Big Island’s power transmission system suffered “extensive damage,” the utility said.

The 911 emergency service number was temporarily out of service on the Big Island because hurricane impacts were affecting radio and telephone communications, the Hawaii Police Department said, but was back up by the afternoon with a few disruptions.

Officials advised people to stay out of the ocean anywhere water appears brown or murky.

There were no coastal watches or warnings in effect for Hawaii on Monday, but life-threatening surf and rip current conditions remained, according to the National Hurricane Center. Saturation caused by heavy rainfall could still cause some landslides, but winds were no longer a threat, National Weather Service meteorologist Patrick Blood said.

“There's no real looming hazards that we're facing now,” he said. “Lala's off to the west.”

No one is believed to have died when some 100 homes were swept from their foundations and washed away on the Big Island, authorities said.

Laupahoehoe, on the northeast coast of the Big Island, saw the heaviest recorded rainfall at 43.54 inches (1.1 meters). The highest winds were atop the towering Mauna Kea volcano, where gusts hit 140 mph (225 kph). At the lower elevations, residents all across the island chain experienced tropical storm force winds of 30 to 40 mph (48 to 64 kph) with gusts up to 60 mph (97 kph), Blood said.

Federal officials have pledged recovery help. U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz said Monday he spoke with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy about federal support and urged him to approve a forthcoming request for emergency funding to help clear debris and repair damaged roads and highways.

Eric Hubner walks along a washed-out road near his home in Mountain View, Hawaii, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026, after a severe weather system went through the area. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

An uprooted tree falls on a home in Volcano, Hawaii, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026, after a severe weather system went through the area. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

A teenager wades through a pool of water in a washed-out section of a damaged road in Mountain View, Hawaii, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026, after a severe weather system went through the area. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

Debris is seen along Hawaiʻi Belt Road near Pahala, Hawaii, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026, after a severe weather system went through the area. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)