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From Gut Instinct to Data-Driven: A Smarter Way to Run Your Business
Some business owners depend on their gut instinct for crucial decisions, such as selecting the best product mix, determining staffing needs, and timing business expansion. Experience and gut instinct play an important role, but today’s most successful businesses supplement intuition with business intelligence and data analytics. Data gives you clarity and helps you understand your…
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Announcing the Q3 2025 Rising Star Award Winner: Grant Shacklett
For Q3 2025, we are excited to honor Grant Shacklett, M&A Associate, as Celero’s Rising Star Award recipient. Since joining the organization, Grant has showcased exceptional growth, both professionally and personally. His journey has been marked by humility, intellectual curiosity, and a sincere commitment to continuous learning. Grant approaches each challenge with respect, focus, and…
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Announcing the Q3 2025 Duffy Award Winner: Cortnee Fagundes
Celero is excited to recognize Cortnee Fagundes, Vice President of Technical Operations, as the Q3 2025 Duffy Award Winner. This quarterly honor celebrates team members who reflect the leadership ideals and values championed by Michael P. Duffy such as collaboration, accountability, respect, and commitment to exceptional performance. Cortnee’s leadership over the past year has embodied…
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How Celero Supports Community Banks in Serving Small Businesses
Community banks have always been integral for small businesses, providing the financial foundation small businesses need to open their doors, hire employees, and fuel local economies. But as technology continues to transform how businesses operate and transact, community banks face growing pressure to deliver the same cutting-edge digital tools that larger institutions and fintechs provide. …
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The Secret Weapon of High-Growth SMBs? Modern Payments + BI
For small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), staying competitive against national chains and e-commerce giants can feel like an uphill climb. Larger organizations often have more resources, bigger teams, and access to advanced technology, but that doesn’t mean SMBs can’t play at the same level. The truth is, today’s most successful small businesses share a common…
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Why Investing in Tech Early Pays Off for SMBs
Every decision that a founder makes for their small or mid-sized business (SMB) counts, especially when it comes to investing in technology. Many business owners hesitate to adopt new tools early, assuming innovation is a luxury reserved for large enterprises. But today, technology is the great equalizer, empowering SMBs to operate with the same efficiency,…
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Helping Main Street Thrive: The Power of Community Bank + Fintech Collaboration
Community banks have always been the trusted partners who know their business customers by name, understand their goals, and genuinely care about their success. But as technology evolves and business becomes increasingly digital, small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) are looking for more than personalized service. They need modern solutions that help them grow, compete, and…
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Myth: Taking on Tier 1 Support Is a Bad Thing
Truth: It’s Not. It’s Actually a Strategic Advantage. When it comes to integrated payments, many ISVs believe taking on Tier 1 support will bog down their operations. The assumption is that handling customer calls, troubleshooting payment issues, and resolving tickets will stretch their teams too thin. But that’s a myth. The truth? Taking ownership of…
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5 Questions to Ask Before Switching Payment Providers
Switching payment providers is a big decision for any business owner. The right provider can simplify operations, improve the customer experience, and enhance security, but the wrong one can lead to downtime, frustrated customers, and lost revenue. Before making the switch, it’s crucial to ask the right questions. Here are five key questions every business…
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The Cost of Inaction: How Outdated Payment Systems Hurt Your Bottom Line
Technology today is evolving faster than ever, and customer expectations change even quicker. Yet many small and mid-sized businesses still rely on outdated payment systems that slow transactions, frustrate customers, and expose them to unnecessary risks. The truth is, the cost of inaction is higher than most business owners realize. Clinging to old systems might…
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Building Customer Trust Through Secure Payments
For small and mid-sized businesses, earning customer trust is everything. This goes beyond friendly service or quality products, extending to how securely you handle your customers’ payments. Every transaction is an opportunity to reinforce confidence and loyalty. That’s why offering secure, reliable payment solutions is essential to long-term success. Why Secure Payments Matter Consumers are…
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Why Community Banks Are the Unsung Heroes of Small Business Growth
Community banks everywhere play a vital role in helping local businesses start, grow, and succeed. While large national banks often dominate headlines, it’s the community banks that form the backbone of small business growth, offering not just financial services but genuine relationships built on trust, understanding, and shared goals. Today, community banks face a growing…
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Contactless Payments: Why Your Business Can’t Afford to Ignore Them
The way people pay is evolving quickly. One of the most significant shifts in recent years has been the rise of contactless payments, a method that prioritizes speed, safety, and convenience. For small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), adapting to this shift is a necessity. What Are Contactless Payments? Contactless payments let customers make purchases by…
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Breaking Down Fintech Jargon: Terms Every Small Business Owner Should Know
For business owners, Financial Technology (Fintech) vernacular can be overwhelming. Understanding these terms is key to choosing the right tools to grow your business, serve your customers, and stay competitive. At Celero, we believe in making payments simple, secure, and accessible. Here are 10 essential fintech terms every small business owner should know, explained in…
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How to Protect Your Business from Fraud in the Digital Age
Fraud protection and cybersecurity are growing concerns for businesses of every size. With more transactions happening online, across mobile devices, and through connected point-of-sale systems, cybercriminals have more opportunities than ever to exploit vulnerabilities. For small to mid-sized businesses, especially, a single security breach can cause devastating financial loss, reputational damage, and loss of customer…
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Digital Payments Made Simple: The Ultimate Guide for Small Businesses
To keep up with larger corporations, small businesses need to adopt smart ways for customers to pay. For small business owners, offering modern, digital payment options is essential. Whether it’s a tap of a smartphone, a quick online checkout, or a recurring subscription, customers expect a simple, speedy process. Offering digital payments helps boost customer…
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Announcing the Q2 2025 Rising Star Award Winner: Damaris Cruz!
At Celero, our Rising Star Award honors individuals who bring exceptional talent, leadership, and heart to their work. It highlights those who demonstrate not only what it means to excel, but also what it means to lift others up along the way. For Q2 2025, we are proud to recognize Damaris Cruz, Maintenance Team Lead,…
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Announcing the Q2 2025 Duffy Award Winner: Alexine Tice!
At Celero, the Duffy Award recognizes employees who embody our core values and inspire others through their leadership, dedication, and impact. For Q2 2025, we are incredibly proud to honor Alexine Tice, Senior Human Resources Business Partner, as our Q2 2025 Duffy Award winner. Alexine has set the gold standard for what it means to…
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5 Ways Payment Analytics Help Small Businesses Grow Faster
For small businesses looking to scale, data is one of the most powerful tools available. In particular, payment analytics provide key insights into your customers’ behavior, preferences, and purchasing patterns. With the right analytics tools in place, small business owners can make smarter, faster decisions that lead to real growth. At Celero, our business intelligence…
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How Community Banks Can Use Payment Data to Personalize Services
Community banks have long been trusted for their personal, relationship-first approach to banking. In today’s digital environment, that personal touch can go even further when paired with powerful insights from payment data. Through Celero’s customizable partner programs for financial institutions, community banks can provide cutting-edge payment solutions to their merchant customers and the ability to…
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How Payment Data Can Help Small Businesses Make Smarter Decisions
Running a small business involves juggling many moving parts, from marketing and inventory to staffing and customer service. But one area that often gets overlooked as a strategic asset is your payment data. Every transaction your business processes tells a story. With the Celero’s business intelligence solutions, you can turn that data into actionable insights…
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PCI Compliance 101: How to Keep Your Customers’ Data Secure
Keeping your customers’ payment information secure is more important than ever as data breaches and cyber threats are becoming more frequent and sophisticated. With PCI compliance, you can protect your customers’ data and your business from unnecessary risks. PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) is a set of security standards developed to ensure…
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Celebrating Scott Farace: Honored Among Nashville Business Journal’s 2025 C-Suite Award Winners
Celero is proud to celebrate a meaningful achievement for our Chief Marketing Officer, Scott Farace. Scott has been named one of the inaugural honorees of the Nashville Business Journal’s 2025 C-Suite Awards. This recognition shines a spotlight on the most influential CEOs and C-level executives who play pivotal roles in shaping Nashville’s business landscape. The…
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Why Integrated Software Vendors Need a Boarding API
For Integrated Software Vendors (ISVs), merchant onboarding is one of the most critical (and often most frustrating) steps in the payments process. The merchant application stage is notorious for being tedious, error-prone, and time-consuming, leading to frustration for merchants and ISVs alike. Every extra field, keystroke, or delay adds friction, and friction is the enemy…
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Celero Commerce Founder & CEO Kevin Jones Recognized as a Nashville Titan 100 Honoree
Celero Commerce is proud to announce that our Founder & CEO, Kevin Jones, has been recognized as a Nashville Titan 100 Honoree, a prestigious recognition honoring the region’s top 100 CEOs and C-level executives. Presented by Titan CEO and headline sponsor RMG Erectors & Constructors, the Titan 100 celebrates exceptional leaders who demonstrate vision, passion,…
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