iPayment Announces Hiring of Industry Veteran John Badovinac

July 24, 2017

 

 

 

iPayment Announces Hiring of Industry Veteran John Badovinac

 

 

Leading Company’s expansion into integrated payments

 

 

 

Westlake Village, CA – July 24, 2017 – iPayment, Inc., a trusted provider of payment and processing solutions for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), is proud to announce the hiring of industry veteran John Badovinac. Serving as Vice President, Integrated Payments, John will be responsible for all activities in and around integrated payments including the management, development and evolution of the Company’s payment gateway, Expinet™, as well as new business development and the integration and implementation of and ongoing relationship management for all integrated partners.

 

John joins iPayment from TSYS, where he most recently served as Vice President, Developer and Partner Services. In that role, his responsibilities included partner and integrated software vendor (ISV) integrations to TSYS platforms, development and implementation of ISV-focused tools, and ownership of the roadmap for point-of-sale (POS) hardware. Prior to joining TSYS in January 2016, John spent more than eight years with Discover Financial Services. While with Discover, John was chartered with building the firm’s integrated payments solutions from the ground up, which he successfully achieved. His vast background in payments and financial services also includes extensive sales and account management experience, pre-paid and emerging payments and general operations leadership.

 

“When I learned the details of this opportunity at iPayment, I was immediately excited as I knew we had the opportunity to build something very special and differentiated in the payments space,” said John Badovinac, Vice President, Integrated Payments, iPayment, Inc. “iPayment has proven core processing capabilities and decades of demonstrated expertise in serving merchant needs. When I met with the leadership team and took a deep dive into Expinet, our payment gateway, I knew that both the foundation and commitment to succeed in this channel were there. Now, I cannot wait to get started building a team of fun and experienced individuals that are as passionate about this channel as I am.”

“We understand the complexities around integrated payments and, as such, knew that we had to find the precise right individual to lead this critical team for us,” said O.B. Rawls IV, CEO and President, iPayment, Inc. “When we met with John, we witnessed an energy and passion that we had not seen with the other candidates, and we knew we had a special opportunity at hand to not only source the right talent for this important role, but add a leader to our culture with both the experience and passion to succeed.”

 

About iPayment

iPayment is a trusted provider of payment processing solutions in the U.S. With over 18 years of experience and more than 140,000 SMB customers, the company is consistently recognized for its depth of payments experience, breadth of product offerings, and commitment to transparency and SMB support. From new product innovation to customer service satisfaction, iPayment is an organization focused on small business enablement and delivering relevant and impactful services and solutions that help partners and SMB customers grow their individual businesses. For more information on iPayment, please visit http://www.ipaymentinc.com.