Accenture chief joins Ixaris as CIO

Tim Murfet will take over the IT reins at electronics payments specialist

The managing director of Accenture's UK technology consulting division, Tim Murfet, has joined electronics payments specialist Ixaris as CIO.

Ixaris, which specialises in pre-paid Visa and Mastercard schemes, currently manages transactions worth more than $15m (£9.4m) per month.

In his new role, Murfet will be responsible for developing new solutions to support business growth and will draw on many aspects of his experience at Accenture.

This experience includes managing a business unit comprising about 450 consultants and the time he spent as the global lead of the firm's enterprise architecture practice.

Commenting on his new role, Murfet said: "Taking on the position of CIO at Ixaris allows me to combine my experience of IT and payments in a rapidly expanding and innovative internet company. It's an exciting time for the payments industry and the business in general and I look forward to playing a part in its future success."