Higher One, a financial services and data analytics provider to college and universities, has named Richard Howells as chief compliance officer.

In this role, Howells will focus on directing Higher One's compliance management program in relation to both the banking and higher education industries. He will report directly to the audit committee.

Most recently, Howells served as chief compliance officer and BSA/ CRA Officer at Putnam County Savings Bank in New York. Previously, he served as chief compliance officer at Farmington Bank and Union Savings Bank in Connecticut.