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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.
Smart Financial is a Houston-based, financial cooperative, owned and operated by its members. We are always focused on people, not profits. Our entire staff is united in its passion to provide superior service. Our purpose is to give back to the community while helping valued owners like you with your financial needs.
Founded in 2000, FreedomPay is a technology and innovation company with a long history as an industry leader and in driving market success for its clients. The FreedomPay Commerce Platform is a multi-patented solution portfolio designed to enable enterprises to deliver a high-performance, secure user experience driven from the Cloud to any device, anytime, anywhere. The platform seamlessly bridges the gap across in-store, web and mobile by multiplexing point of sale systems, payment processors, incentive engines and other disparate systems to a cutting edge transaction superhighway. Quick to incorporate the benefits of Cloud computing, FreedomPay is a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) provider enabling value-added services for our global partners. Our unique capabilities harness the power of exceedingly detailed data captured by our patented payment, incentive and loyalty offerings. Essential capabilities that are quickly being adopted across many industries including: retail, gaming, lodging, stadiums, education, healthcare and financial services. And further to our mission to be an industry leader, FreedomPay is the only company in North America with a fully validated P2PE solution with EMV, DCC and NFC support. With full PCI Security Council Validation, our customers are assured they have the most secure solution offered anywhere in the world today. FreedomPay`s innovations have led to the granting of three patents, furthering the confirmation of the offerings` uniqueness and reinforcing customer confidence in the FreedomPay brand as a technology innovation company. The patents cover transaction networking, real-time discounting and incentive application bolstering the company`s position as a forward-thinking leader in a burgeoning global marketplace. The Company is privately held. Shareholders include employees and leading venture capital investors: Blue Run Ventures, Palo Alto and Core Capital Partners, Washington D.C.
American Express Company, also known as AmEx, is an American multinationalfinancial services corporation headquartered in Three World Financial Center, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. Founded in 1850, it is one of the 30 components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The company is best known for its credit card, charge card, and traveler's cheque businesses. Amex cards account for approximately 24% of the total dollar volume of credit card transactions in the US.American Express Company (American Express), incorporated on June 10, 1965, is a global service company. Its principal products and services are charge and credit payment card products and travel-related services offered to consumers and businesses worldwide. The Company operates in four segments: U.S. Card Services, International Card Services, Global Commercial Services (GCS) and Global Network and Merchant Services (GNMS). Corporate functions and auxiliary businesses, including the Companys Enterprise Growth Group, publishing business and other company operations, are included in Corporate and Other. American Express and its principal operating subsidiary, American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. (TRS), are bank holding companies In 1854, the American Express Co. purchased a lot on Vesey Street in New York City as the site for its stables. The company's first New York headquarters were in an impressive[citation needed] marble Italianate palazzo at 55 - 61 Hudson Street between Thomas Street and Jay Street (1857 - 58, John Warren Ritch), which had a busy freight depot on the ground story with a spur line from the Hudson River Railroad. A stable was constructed nearby at 4 - 8 Hubert Street, between Hudson Street and Collister Street (1866 - 67, Ritch and Griffiths), five blocks north of the Hudson Street building. 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 more and achieve more.
Verifone is transforming everyday transactions into opportunities for connected commerce. We`re connecting more than 29 million payment devices to the cloud – merging the online and in-store experience and creating the next generation of digital engagement between merchants and consumers. We are built on a 30-year history of uncompromised security. Our people are known as trusted experts that work with our clients and partners, helping to solve their most complex payment challenges. We have clients and partners in more than 150 countries, including the world`s best-known retail brands, financial institutions and payment providers.