Gary Rutledge
Gary Rutledge, founder and CEO, brings more than three decades of industry experience to PaydFast™. Rutledge, a payments industry expert, is an entrepreneur and dynamic leader. Mr. Rutledge has spent his entire career working to improve the processing industry for some of the most successful companies in payments, including First Data and North American Bancard.
His vision for PaydFast™ focuses squarely on the business owners and professionals that rely on fast, reliable, accurate, and affordable merchant services, designed so their businesses can grow and expand. Rutledge says, “I believe that every hard working business owner deserves the very best service we can provide, while offering exceptional payment solutions, at a fair price.”
As founder and CEO, Mr. Rutledge is committed to providing PaydFast™ clients with innovative solutions, for retail, hospitality, online, and service related companies. PaydFast™ upholds the strictest data security standards and offers clients outstanding sales support.
Mr. Rutledge is a graduate of Florida State University and University of Oklahoma Graduate School of Bank Card Management.
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Memberships / Board Seats
MasterCard International Security Committee
Financial Coalition Against Child Pornography; National Centers for Missing and Exploited Children
Visa Risk Advisory Committee
Board Member, Economic Crime Institute, Utica College
Advisory Board, IAFCI
Merchant Acquirers Committee
Electronic Transactions Association, “ETA”
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