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Our Values

Merchants are at the heart of everything we do. We serve Merchants and their buyers above all. It's what sets us apart.

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Platform.

Merchants run their entire business on the Payment Foundry platform. It's everything they need in one solution.

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Everyone.

Merchant of all sizes, risk ratings and industries leverage our unique payment solutions. They're one of a kind.

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OPERATIONS.

Every Merchant achieves  simplicity and a lower total cost of operation. Our results speak for themselves.

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PARTNER.

Payment Foundry consistently earns a reputation of being a trusted Merchant partner. Brands count on us for sound advice and practical innovation.

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LEADER.

Payment Foundry is a fintech leader with sought-after experts driving consistent value. Merchants sell more with us.

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Excellence.

Delivering quality payment solutions that consistently earn buyer and seller accolades. It surprises and delights everyone.

Merchant care
award-winning support

US-based customer care available to answer your questions.

Meet our Leadership Team

Don Paris

Chief Operating Officer

An experienced payments executive with a demonstrated history of creating innovative business solutions for risk mitigation, cost containment, and cash flow certainty. Don holds many current roles in privately held organizations in his areas of expertise.

- Cofounder and largest stockholder of Payment Foundry
- Trusted Advisor and stockholder of PayFelix, Inc.
- Founder, CEO and majority stockholder of SSP, Inc.
- Founder and Managing Partner of Flat World, LLC

Don created SSP, Inc. as a way of honoring the victims of 9/11 including James and Mary Trentini, his wife’s parents who were educators.  Since its inception in 2012, it has donated a little over $2,000,000 to school foundations across the USA. Each dollar has been donated in Jim and Mary’s name. Don is also a veteran who served in the United States Marine Corps from 1970 to 1977. He holds a BA in Economics from the University of Northern Iowa.

OB Rawls

Chief Executive Officer

O.B. is an accomplished senior level executive with monumental success in fintech, payments and banking. As CEO, Payment Foundry, O.B. is responsible for building a world-class team of sales and support leaders to gain market share, deliver incremental value and exceed annual revenue objectives. Leading a wide-spread global team, O.B. is responsible for a cross-section of sales and specialized teams including integrated payments, indirect and direct sales, and product commercialization. Prior to his current role, O.B. served as CEO and President of Global Payment Processing for Paysafe as well as iPayment, a firm he successfully helped de-leverage and position for subsequent sale to Paysafe in June 2018. His career of more than 30 years also includes senior level executive roles with First Data, now Fiserv, Hypercom, and Bank of America. O.B. holds an MBA from Queens University of Charlotte and a BS in Social Work from East Carolina University.

Charles Bishota

Chief Counsel

A lawyer and business executive who is passionate about business owners. Charles has a broad range of experience in all aspects of payments, financial technologies, finance, marketing, and sales management practices. He leverages his direct experience in counseling and advising businesses of all sizes, fintech organizations, independent sales organizations, payment facilitators, and Value Added Resellers in business law, regulatory compliance, card brand rules, asset protection, legacy planning, and portfolio and company "buy and sell" transactions.

Kelly Rader

Chief Digital Officer

Kelly is a digital pioneer with 20+ years experience establishing digital brand visions, unifying organizations around digital possibilities, leading technology investments, and energizing companies around technology and design solutions that succinctly solve business problems — at scale. She is an effective leader who fosters inclusivity, innovation and delivers technology solutions even in the most challenging of environments from startup organizations to Fortune 100. Kelly holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Information and Operations Management from Texas A&M University, along with numerous professional accreditations and certifications (HFI CUA, PSM, PSMI, CXL).  She and her husband Tom live in Frisco, Texas.

Parker Paris

Operations Manager

Parker Paris is an experienced leader in banking, payments processing and merchant operations with a demonstrated work history in the financial services industry where he's helped achieve goals for privately-held companies, not-for-profit organizations and government entities. He uses his collective skills in operations management, onboarding, client relationship management and support to lead, organize and coordinate business operations. Parker holds a Bachelor of Administration in Business from California State University and recently relocated to Austin, TX where he enjoys culinary exploration and entertaining.

Agents Love Representing Payment Foundry

“the products provide obvious value.
merchants love the results.”

- Thomas M.