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Capital One Financial Corporation, incorporated in July 21, 1994, is a diversified banking company focused primarily on consumer and commercial lending and deposit origination. Its principal business segments are Local Banking and National Lending. Local Banking includes consumer, small business and commercial deposits, and lending conducted within its branch network. The National Lending segment consists of three sub-segments: the U.S. Card sub-segment, which consists of domestic consumer credit and debit card activities; the Auto Finance sub-segment, which includes automobile and other motor vehicle financing activities, and the Global Financial Services sub-segment consisting of international lending activities, small business lending, installment loans, home loans, healthcare financing and other diversified activities.
CircleUp is an online private company investment platform. They provide accredited investors free access to direct investments in high-growth consumer product and retail private companies that were previously difficult to identify and access. For retail and consumer product entrepreneurs, they offer an efficient way to access a network of sophisticated investors as well as value added partners. Typical investments on CircleUp are food, personal care, pet product, apparel or retail/restaurant companies with >$500K in revenue and are looking to raise $100,000 to $2.0 million in growth equity. A highly selective percentage of companies that apply are listed on their site. As the largest equity based crowdfunding site, CircleUp provides not only access to interesting consumer and retail private company investments, but also a wide ranging, sophisticated investor network. Their investor base includes retail and consumer product industry experts, venture capital, private equity and other financial professionals, business leaders, angel investors and others interested in expanding their investment portfolios with private company investments. Investors can review a curated list of private company investments, ask questions to the management team, request product samples and complete their private company investment online via CircleUp.
Higher One Holdings partners with colleges and universities to lower their administrative costs and to improve graduation rates. We provide a broad array of payment, refund disbursement and data analytics and management tools to institutions that help them save money and enhance institutional effectiveness. And for students, we offer financial literacy programs and convenient, flexible and affordable transaction options to help them manage their finances. Higher One is a leader in higher education, supporting more than 1,900 schools and 13 million enrolled students.
Headquartered in Fremont California, US Merchant Systems was founded in 1992 by three entrepreneurs all of whom previously owned and operated small businesses. Since the company's beginning US Merchant Systems has grown into a major national provider of merchant services having served the needs of more than 100,000 businesses throughout the US. The founders, Lawrence S. Cohn- Chairman, Stuart H. Rosenbaum- CEO, and Richard L. Fenn II- COO, founded US Merchant Systems (USMS) on the principal that small businesses deserve the level of service and competitive pricing previously only available to larger companies.
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!