paystone Media Kit User Manual
- October 27, 2023
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Media Kit User Manual
About Paystone
Who are we?
Formerly known as Zomaron, Paystone is a leading North American provider of
seamlessly integrated payment processing, customer loyalty programs, gift card
solutions, and reputation marketing software.
What we do?
Paystone focuses on helping their clients deliver exceptional experiences to
their customers, helping merchants turn everyday transactions into meaningful
interactions and opportunities for growth.
Quick facts about Paystone:
- We were founded in 2009
- Our offices span all across Canada, with head offices in Vancouver, Montreal, and London, Ontario
- We provide payment processing, gift card, loyalty solutions, and reputation marketing software
- Over 35,000 locations across Canada and the U.S. use our solutions
- Our clients process over $10 billion dollars worth of bankcard volume annually
- We employ over 150 people across North America
About the CEO
Tarique Al-Ansari, or “T”, is one of those elusive university dropout success stories. After three years of studying software engineering at Western University in London, ntario, T decided to start his own online food court. Running a business drew his attention to the challenges small business owners face when accepting electronic payments, o he started his own payment processing company in 2009. Over a decade later the award-winning company evolved into Paystone.
Our Timeline
| 2009 | 2011 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| FoundedZomaron. | Grew our client base. | Expanded our payments solutions. |
| We were first founded in London, Ontario, under the name Zomaron. | We made the | |
| Startup 50: The complete anking of Canada’s Top New Growth Companies. | We |
became one of the first Canadian ayment companies to provide merchants
ithcontactless NFC transactions.
2015| 2017| 2019
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Hit the $1 billion mark.| Invested in proprietary tech.| Rebranded and
expanded our business.
We hit $1 billion in gross merchant volume through our portfolio’s nnual
bankcard processing.| We begin investing in proprietary technology, becoming
one f Canada’s first card-present Payfacs and adding a haritable
fundraising platform to our product offering| We acquired DataCandy, POS West,
and NXGEN anada, rebranded as Paystone, and now serve 25,000 erchant
locations and process $10 billion in annual bank card volume.
2020| 2021| 2022
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Received $99M CAD in funding.| Acquired Vancouverbased NiceJob.| Acquired
Canadian Payment Services.
Funding secured to support growth strategy, electronic payments, and ustomer
engagement technology.| We now serve over 30,000 businesses across North
America and employ over 150 staff members.| We acquired Canadian Payment
Services CPS), ne of the fastest growing providers of anadian merchant
services.
Boilerplate
Paystone is a leading North American payment and software company redefining the way merchants engage their customers and grow their businesses. The company’s seamlessly integrated suite of automated payment processing, customer loyalty, gift card solutions, and now reputation marketing, is used by brands such as Irving Oil, The Source, Global Pet Foods, Kernels Popcorn, and many of the MTY Food Group’s restaurant brands. Paystone’s solutions are used at over 35,000 locations across Canada and the United States which collectively process over 10 billion dollars a year in bankcard volume. The fintech company employs over 150 employees and serves as the technology partner of choice for hundreds of partners across North America.
Awards and Honours
Globe and Mail Report on Business: 2019, 2020, 2021 Canada’s Top Growing Companies
GROWTH 500
Canada’s Fastest Growing Companies
Great Place To Work
Best Workplaces in Canada
Brand Logos
The Paystone Logo
Brand Logos: The Paystone LogoThe Paystone reversed logo, is the
secondary logo. It should only be used on dark backgrounds.
Paystone Press Photos
Our people and product screenshots approved for Press use.
MEDIA CONTACT
Victor Tang
P: 778.512.4902
vtang@paystone.com
paystone.com
1-888-900-9192
References
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