Summary
Laine Donlan is a seasoned technology executive with nine years in senior leadership roles and over two decades of hands-on experience designing and delivering payments and embedded finance platforms for major banks and insurers. Currently Head of Embedded Finance and Payment Services at Truist, he has led large technical organizations through fast growth and complex transformation programs, previously serving as SVP of Enterprise Payments and Chief Enterprise Architect. His expertise spans enterprise system architecture, technical organizational design, agile delivery, and enterprise risk management—skills honed while delivering products like P2P transfers, Apple Pay integrations, tokenization, and fraud detection at Bank of America. Known for blending strategic vision with practical execution, he pairs deep technical knowledge with a developer’s curiosity (his GitHub bio wryly admits he’s “just a nerd writing code”). Based in Charlotte, NC, he is adept at turning regulatory and operational constraints into secure, scalable payment solutions that move businesses forward.
9 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors Computer Information Systems, Bachelors Computer Information Systems at James Madison University