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Payliance, Inc.

Value Not Disclosed 06/06/2019 Financial Technology & Payments Complete
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Transaction Details

  • On June 6, 2019, Serent Capital (“Serent”) announced an investment in Payliance, Inc. (“Payliance” or the “Company”)
  • Payliance provides a complete suite of solutions for payments processing, payments recovery and risk management to lenders and retail businesses
  • Payment processing solutions include ACH, eCheck, RCC and debit & credit card processing
  • John Cullen, Co-founder and CEO of Payliance noted, “As we continue to scale, we wanted to bring on an investment partner who could offer the set of resources and expertise that will enable the next phase of our growth plan…while maintaining a steadfast focus on delivering strong value and a high level of service to our customers”
  • Stephens Inc. served as exclusive financial advisor to Payliance

About the company

Payliance

Payliance is a leader in payment processing, risk management, and recovery. With over 40,000 merchants, they have a deep understanding of the collection, lending, education, government, retail, medical and restaurant industries. Payliance delivers effective, merchant-focused payment and recovery solutions that create measurable value and streamlines operations.

Serent Capital

Serent Capital invests in growing businesses that have developed compelling solutions that address their customers' needs. As those businesses grow and evolve, the opportunities and challenges that they face change with them. Principals at Serent Capital have firsthand experience at capturing those opportunities and navigating these difficulties through their experiences as CEOs, strategic advisors, and board members to successful growing businesses. By bringing its expertise and capital to bear, Serent helps growing businesses thrive.

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