Tuesday, February 27, 2024
To qualify, Inc. Regional contenders must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit organizations, Inc. representatives stated, noting that applicants must have been founded and generating revenue before March 31, 2020. Minimum revenue requirements are $100,000 for 2020 and $1 million for 2022.
Noting that Inc. has ranked companies by revenue growth for more than 40 years using Inc. 5000 metrics, the company created a separate category for early-stage companies, noting that many were hiring employees at times when other enterprises were announcing layoffs.
In recognition of these young companies, Inc. began to measure growth over a two-year period instead of the three-year metrics used for the Inc. 5000 list. Following is a sampling of payment-centric honorees:
4 – Liberty1 Financial, Irvine, Calif.; 21- Embarc Advisors, West Hollywood, Calif.; 26 – Maverick Payments, Calabasas, Calif.; 71 – Bospar Public Relations, San Francisco, Calif.; 76 – Arkose Labs, San Mateo, Calif.; 87 – Rhombus Systems, Sacramento, Calif.; 121 – Payment Cloud, Encino, Calif.; 136 – Identity Intelligence Group, Temecula, Calif.; 149 – Guide My Finances, Carlsbad, Calif.
15 – FloatMe, San Antonio, Texas; 147 – SignaPay, Irving, Texas
84- VizyPay, Waukee, Iowa
26 – Perfecto Capital, Boca Raton, Fla.; 27 – Biller Genie, Miami, Fla.; 49 – ClassWallet, Hollywood, Fla.; 84 – Engage fi, Tampa, Fla.; 192 – Fortress Information Security, Orlando, Fla.
25 PayBright, Raleigh, N.C.; 84 – Bogart Wealth, McLean, Va.; 96 - Pure Finance Group, Laurel, Md.
55 – Black Kite Security, Boston, Mass.; 56 – New Silver, West Hartford, Conn.; 62 – Order.co, New York, N.Y.; 69 – Getty Advance, New York, N.Y.; 163 – RCN Capital, South Windsor, Conn.
In congratulating winners and repeat honorees, Inc. noted that the emerging companies are among America's biggest job creators, calling them formidable disrupters with a lot of wisdom to share.
Ben Griefer, chief operating officer, Maverick Payments, stated that the company is honored to be included in the Inc. 5000 list for a third consecutive year and to have moved up 98 places among extraordinary companies.
"Success is never to be taken lightly, or for granted," he said. "Our team has surpassed their own expectations of achievement, continuing to set the standard for excellence within the payments and fintech space."
Austin Mac Nab, founder and CEO at VizyPay, was also pleased to see his company make a third consecutive appearance on the prestigious list, among other fast-growing private companies in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
"Our mission is to be the voice of the small business owner in rural America, specifically in the Midwest, and provide them with exceptional payment services," he said in a statement. "Each year we're pushing the envelope on what is possible and how to best serve this area with transparent, efficient and personalized approaches to business."
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