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ConnexPay

Payments Tech Startup ConnexPay Closes $7M Series A to Build Out Atlanta Team

Payments technology startup ConnexPay, which serves intermediary agencies and marketplaces in travel and e-commerce, has closed a Series A funding round of $7 million led by BIP Capital. The funding also included Pamela Joseph, a long-time payments executive and former COO and President of Georgia-based TSYS, as

Patty Watson

How TSYS's CIO Is Getting Thousands of Employees On Board for a "Technology Transformation"

“I have a pretty rigorous communication style,” shares Patty Watson, Senior EVP and Chief Information Officer of payments technology company TSYS. That includes external communication — she is teaching her team to actually go out and ask customers what they want before they build products — as well as internal communication with

How the Legal Sports Betting Industry Could Grow Georgia's Top Tech Industries

How the Legal Sports Betting Industry Could Grow Georgia's Top Tech Industries

It’s been a little over a month since the Supreme Court struck down a federal ban on sports betting, clearing the way for any state to offer legal sports betting if they want it. Delaware and New Jersey were quick to open up the market, followed by lawmakers passing

AvidXchange

Southern Payments Unicorn Brings In Chief Growth Officer From Fiserv to “Double Revenue”

Payments technology platform AvidXchange, one of the few southeastern companies valued at over a billion dollars, has pulled in a Chief Growth Officer with 25+ years experience growing fintech revenue streams and sales. Dan Drees, most recently of Fiserv, will be responsible for the go-to market of AvidXchange’s

TSYS

TSYS Acquires Boston-Based Payments Tech Company for About $1B to Serve More Small to Mid-Size Businesses

Payments solutions giant TSYS has acquired payments technology and merchant-acquiring company Cayan for $1.05 billion in cash. The acquisition will help Columbus, Georgia-based TSYS grow their client base for merchant acquiring in the small and medium-sized business (SMB) market, a major focus for their strategic goals

Fueled by Atlanta Investors, Payments Tech Provider Fattmerchant Beefs Up In Transaction Alley

Fueled by Atlanta Investors, Payments Tech Provider Fattmerchant Beefs Up In Transaction Alley

Atlanta's Transaction Alley is getting a new tenant — payments technology provider Fattmerchant. The Orlando-based fintech startup, which pitched onstage at the Venture Atlanta conference earlier this month, announced a $5.5 million funding round led by Atlanta-based Fulcrum Equity Partners. The capital will kickstart Fattmerchant'

How Paymetric Laid Their Roots (Including Capital Raises) in Atlanta Through A Successful Exit

How Paymetric Laid Their Roots (Including Capital Raises) in Atlanta Through A Successful Exit

It's no secret that Atlanta is an epicenter for payment processing companies — they don't call us Transaction Alley for nothing. That designation, along with the prospect of growing partnerships, joining a thriving ecosystem, and receiving support from organizations like the Atlanta Fintech Taskforce and the Metro