Martina King sees her tech teams as a crime fighting force. As CEO of payments fraud prevention company Featurespace, King oversees a workforce 200 strong across two continents. The UK-based executive, named one of the most influential women in payments, joined the company following executive roles in media, technology, and retail. Featurespace was her first payments […]
Patientco, a healthcare patient payments platform, has raised a $28 million Series B funding round led by growth-stage fund Accel-KKR; existing investor BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners/Sandbox Advantage Fund also participated. The capital will be used to increase the Atlanta-headquartered company’s staff by 40 percent and expand sales and marketing across the country. Founded in 2009, […]
Healthcare data solutions company Verscend has acquired Atlanta-based healthcare payments company Cotiviti (NYSE: COTV) for $4.9 billion in cash. According to the company, the acquisition is an opportunity to combine their tools create a more robust solution that addresses the estimated $900 billion in healthcare wasted costs. “We are excited to be combining with Verscend and believe that together […]
Payments technology platform AvidXchange, one of the few southeastern companies valued at over a billion dollars, has pulled in a Chief Growth Officer with 25+ years experience growing fintech revenue streams and sales. Dan Drees, most recently of Fiserv, will be responsible for the go-to market of AvidXchange’s products, expanding into new industry verticals and, […]
Atlanta’s Transaction Alley is getting a new tenant — payments technology provider Fattmerchant. The Orlando-based fintech startup, which pitched onstage at the Venture Atlanta conference earlier this month, announced a $5.5 million funding round led by Atlanta-based Fulcrum Equity Partners. The capital will kickstart Fattmerchant’s expansion to Atlanta, allowing them to add close to 50 […]