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
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) — Dhananjaya de Silva and Kusal Mendis smashed centuries against Pakistan’s inexperienced bowling attack to take Sri Lanka to a formidable 404-4 at stumps on Day 3 of the first cricket test on Wednesday.
De Silva struck an unbeaten 167 with 20 fours to raise his 14th test hundred, while Mendis celebrated his elevation to the test captaincy with 117 not out, featuring 10 fours and four sixes.
The aggressive double-century stand between the former and current test captains pushed Sri Lanka within 30 runs of Pakistan’s first-innings 434-9 declared.
“We need to get a good first-innings lead,” No. 4 batter Kamindu Mendis said after his knock of 58. “Two set batsmen are at the crease and hopefully they’ll play well tomorrow as well.
“We haven’t yet decided when we will declare, but we have to score more runs in the first session tomorrow. I feel maybe tomorrow evening or on the last day it (the wicket) might get good for spinners and there’s something in it for the fast bowlers too.”
De Silva and Kusal Mendis toyed with Pakistan’s bowlers, except for the accurate Mohammad Abbas (2-64), to combine in an unbroken stand of 249, Sri Lanka's highest for the fifth wicket against Pakistan.
Thilan Samaraweera and Tillakaratne Dilshan held the previous record of 207, which arrived in Lahore during the 2009 tour when the tourists came under a terrorist attack.
Pakistan’s solitary success on another curtailed day caused by fading light came in the first session when Abbas found the edge of the bat of Kamindu Mendis.
Going into the test with two debutant bowlers, Arafat Minhas (0-92) and Saqib Khan (2-105), along with Razaullah (0-127), who has played in only one test, may have backfired for Pakistan.
De Silva, who resumed on 22 overnight with Sri Lanka struggling at 114-3, got a reprieve on 38 when Saud Shakeel spilled a regulation first-slip catch off a loose drive.
It was the only chance given by the batters all day.
After a guarded latter half of the first session when Kamindu Mendis was dismissed for 58, De Silva and Kusal Mendis took charge against Minhas’ left-arm spin while fast bowlers Razaullah and Saqib strayed in their lines and lengths.
De Silva raised his hundred off 151 balls with a well-timed boundary through mid-on against Minhas in the second session, and then continued to show plenty of aggression, even when Pakistan took the second new ball.
Mendis was particularly aggressive, hitting Minhas for two straight sixes and once pulling Razaullah for a big six over deep fine leg as Pakistan skipper Babar Azam ran out of ideas.
Mendis raised his century off 152 balls with a ramped boundary over the wicketkeeper’s head in the final session before play ended with 23 overs still to be bowled.
“I would like to give credit to both batters, they played really well,” Abbas said. “We gave our effort and beat the bat on a number of occasions, but that’s the beauty of test cricket. The cricket board wants to bring in new faces and give them a chance. They are learning.”
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Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis celebrates after scoring a hundred during the third day of the first Test cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis follows the ball after playing a shot during the third day of the first Test cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
Sri Lanka's Dhananjaya de Silva plays a shot during the third day of the first Test cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
Sri Lanka's Dhananjaya de Silva, left, celebrates with Kusal Mendis after scoring 150 runs during the third day of the first Test cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
Sri Lanka's Kamindu Mendis follows the ball after playing a shot during the third day of the first Test cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
Pakistan's Mohammad Abbas, center, celebrates after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka's Kamindu Mendis during the third day of the first Test cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
Sri Lanka's Dhananjaya de Silva plays a shot during the third day of the first Test cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis, left, and Dhananjaya de Silva run between the wickets during the third day of the first Test cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
