Established in 1935, 121 Financial offers a full range of financial services for life. We pride ourselves on the high level of personal service that our members enjoy. We know you by much more than an account number. That is why we greet you by name, listen intently to your needs, and work as a team to find the best solution. We have your best interest at heart every time we serve you.
American Express is a global service company, providing customers with exceptional access to products, insights and experiences that enrich lives and build business success. Each day, American Express makes it easier, safer and more rewarding for consumers and businesses to purchase the things they need and for merchants to sell their goods and services. An engine of commerce, American Express provides innovative payment, travel and expense management solutions for individuals and businesses of all sizes. Most of all, we help our customers realize their dreams and aspirations through industry-leading benefits, access to unique experiences, business-building insights, and global customer care. We enable our customers to do and achieve more.
Brightwell Payments, Inc., formerly Prepaid Solutions, Inc., is a prepaid/debit card company offering prepaid card solutions. Our prepaid card product offerings include: general purpose reloadable cards, specialized payroll card programs, corporate incentive cards, reward cards, rebate cards, and gift programs. Brightwell Payments is a payments company offering comprehensive prepaid debit solutions for corporate America, self-banked and under-banked consumers. These products benefit companies by reducing costs, improving security and strengthening customer loyalty. In addition, prepaid products offer consumers convenient, cost-effective access to the financial mainstream when receiving compensation, making purchases and paying bills. Brightwell Payments also provides marketing, design, distribution, and fulfillment services in support of its products. The company is headquartered in Atlanta with offices in Chicago, Milwaukee, and Miami. In December 2009, Navigation Capital Partners (NCP), an Atlanta-based middle market private equity firm, acquired the assets and associated liabilities of Prepaid Solutions USA via newly-formed entity Prepaid Solutions, Inc. (PPS) before renaming the company Brightwell Payments in December 2011. Prepaid Solutions USA was a division of West Suburban Bank (WSB), a Chicago area-based community bank and wholly-owned subsidiary of West Suburban Bancorp, Inc. WSB`s Prepaid Solutions USA division was founded in 2001.
World Equity Group is a full service, independent brokerage firm with corporate headquarters in Arlington Heights, Illinois. We are registered in all 50 states and Puerto Rico, and members of FINRA, SIPC as well as a Securities & Exchange Commission Registered Investment Advisor. World Equity Group was founded in 1991. Since then, WEG has been a relationship driven Broker/Dealer with integrity and service as the cornerstone, where advisors feel free to manage their practices their way. World Equity Group offers exceptional support, freedom and flexibility to our representatives. In 1997, Richard Babjak and Robert Yarosz gained leadership of WEG. While managing the growing firm, Richard and Robert have remained top producing financial advisors. Maintaining a client base and staying active in the business gives WEG management a Real World perspective of the wants and needs of today`s financial professional.
Merchants’ Choice Payment Solutions (MCPS) is a full-service provider of processing services and business solutions that enable our merchants to accept all major payment card options, as well as checks, Electronic Benefits Transfer, gift and loyalty cards, and Fleet Management. Established in 1989, MCPS is one of the top 30 merchant acquirers in the United States, delivering card processing services to more than 65,000 merchants and 1,000 bank locations in 17 states, processing over $16 billion in sales volume annually. MCPS has evolved to incorporate innovative solutions for both merchants and its sales partners. MCPS provides a single point of entry to its sales agent partners which allows them access to various platforms, same day account boarding, portfolio management tools, and an array of processing products. MCPS helps sales partners provide state-of-the art technology, innovative payment products, and business solutions such as data analytics, social media marketing, brand reputation management, and business funding solutions. Additionally, MCPS provides world-class customer support to merchants in retail, dining, health care, fuel dispensing, and personal services. MCPS is large enough to offer the competitive pricing necessary for our sales partners and merchants to be successful, yet agile enough to respond to their unique needs and continue to offer innovative products and solutions. MCPS provides the tools to grow, know and secure your business!