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Small Business Marketing 101: Differentiate Your Brand
Scott Farace October 28, 2019 For small business owners just beginning their marketing journey, setting your company’s brand apart should be the number-one priority. In nearly three decades of strategic marketing for businesses and nonprofits of various sizes, I’ve seen day-in and day-out the importance of developing a unique and consistent brand message to connect…
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Celero Commerce: Titans’ Preferred Payment Partner
Nashville fintech startup enters partnership with NFL team to make positive impact in hometown
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Celero Takes Root with Nashville Expansion
Celero is thrilled to announce the expansion of its Nashville headquarters with the addition of an Operations Center at Harpeth on the Green IV in Brentwood, Tennessee, just outside of Nashville. The space, which is set to accommodate approximately 75 people, will be home to Celero Operations starting early 2020. This represents a major expansion…
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Followership Is Just as Important as Leadership
Kevin Jones October 1, 2019 I’ve been tasked with leadership for most of my career. People often ask me what it takes to be an effective leader, and I often answer that to become a good leader, you need to be a good follower first. Subscribing to this maxim is important for people at all…
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Presidential Views: Payments & Financial Tech Landscape
Kevin Jones, ETA President and Chairman, and CEO, Celero Commerce September 16, 2019 It was a pleasure to spend two days in Washington, D.C. advocating on behalf of Electronic Transaction Association (ETA) members during our annual Fly-In and ETA FinTech Policy Forum. Across the events, ETA members exchanged ideas and provided essential input on our…
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Celero Goes to Washington
Celero employees, including CEO Kevin Jones, COO Jeff Brown, and Project Manager Abigail Lucier enjoyed a whirlwind visit to Washington last as they accompanied the Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) on its annual Payments Fly-In on Capitol Hill.
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Farace to Speak at WSAA Annual Conference
Celero Commerce’s Scott Farace will share marketing insights during a breakout session panel at the Western States Acquirers Association’s Annual Conference on September 19 at the Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa. The session, titled “‘Like. Comment. Share.’: Growing your footprint in today’s digital economy,” will cover all facets of digital marketing with an…
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Celero Commerce Partners with Womply to Help Businesses Grow
Integrated payments and customer insights help more companies stay in business, earn more revenue and repeat business more efficiently.
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Fintech vs Community Banks? Different Perspectives.
Kevin Jones – August 22, 2019 As I look across the banking industry, I often see trends that I find disturbing. Over the last few years, I’ve observed a widening gulf in the amount of deposits that community banks attract versus the loan dollars they generate, mostly to small businesses.
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Integration Is Great for Partners, Too
Jeff Brown-July 25, 2019 If you read anything by or about Celero, you’ll see the word “integration” in lots of places. That’s one of the hallmarks of our company, a diligence we take into everything we do. It’s about delivering value on multiple fronts for our partners and merchants.
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Better Banking: Merging Asset Lending with Card Proceeds
Jeff Brown-July 18, 2019 Practically all commercial banking financial institutions (FI) engage in some form of asset-based lending. These loans, which take the form of revolving lines of credit or term loans, are secured by the borrower’s assets (as the name implies). How much credit a borrower can access is primarily determined by the quality…
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The Power of Partnership
Jim Harris-July 11, 2019 My long-time friend and our CEO, Kevin Jones, talks often about the importance of integration when it comes to helping small and mid-sized businesses compete and win. What he’s referring to is a natural fit that occurs when great financial technology from different corners of the market—payments, SaaS, and analytics—comes together…
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The Importance of Empathy
Kevin Jones- June 27, 2019 I’ve reached a place in my career where I choose the people I work with, whether it’s our employees, our strategic partners, or the kinds of customers we bring in to Celero. That’s not something to be taken lightly, and while that’s an incredible place to be, it comes with…
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Celero Acquires Elmhurst Financial & Tandem Solutions
Complementary acquisitions add distribution and technology-focused organizations to enhance Celero’s commitment to its financial institution partners and merchants nationwide
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Integration Drives SMB Success
Kevin Jones – June 13, 2019 – Anyone that takes a close look can see that the payments ecosystem has changed dramatically. Think about the last time you walked into a chiropractor’s office or a florist’s shop. Five years ago, you would have seen a small box terminal at the front desk or cash register.…
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The RazorSync Difference
Jeff Brown – June 5, 2019 – I’ve spent a lifetime working in the financial technology space, with most of my career in the payments industry. Over time, I’ve worked in the largest companies in payments, as well as a few startups and in-between. For nearly three decades, I’ve seen many technological advances, and I’ve…
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The New UMS: Why We’re Here
Jim Harris – May 31, 2019 – I’ve always loved new opportunities, and I’ve jumped at the chance to work with the right people in the right settings and know that my work will have an impact.
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Celero Commerce Acquires RazorSync
Nashville, TN – February 12, 2019 – Celero Commerce (“Celero”), a vertically-focused, integrated commerce solutions provider, today announced the acquisition of RazorSync, LLC, a developer of desktop and mobile application-based software-as-a-service that streamlines operations for companies in the field service industry. The acquisition of RazorSync follows Celero’s recent strategic investment in payments processor UMS Banking.
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LLR Partners Backs Kevin Jones for Celero Commerce
Nashville, TN – December 3, 2018 – LLR Partners today announced the formation of Celero Commerce (“Celero”) a vertically-focused, integrated commerce solutions provider. Kevin Jones, the incoming president of the Electronic Transactions Association (“ETA”) and founder and former CEO of Anovia Payments, will serve as Celero’s Chief Executive Officer. As part of the formation of…
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ETA Announces 2019 Board of Directors
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA), the global trade association for the payments technology industry, today announced the election of its 2019 Board of Directors. ETA’s Board of Directors represent an array of payments technology companies from across the ecosystem that power fast, seamless and secure electronic payments solutions for merchants and…






