Stax Payments, a leading payment technology provider, today announced the acquisition of Atlantic-Pacific Processing Systems (APPS), creating a seamless end-to-end payment processing platform . The APPS integration marks a significant expansion in Stax’s technology stack, providing partners and merchants with flexible and customizable options for their payment processing needs on one cohesive platform. final, unique.

“Our partners and customers want a simple, secure, multi-channel payment experience, not only for themselves but for their end consumers,”

“Through the acquisition of APPS, we have heightened our innovation capabilities and technology position, allowing us to create a bespoke payment experience for any merchant, ISV, ISO, or payment facilitator. I’m excited to lead a new era of growth for our employees, partners, and customers.”

Paulette Rowe, CEO of Stax.

The APPS platform, which will be called Stax Processing, will over time serve as the foundational processing layer supporting fintech services for ISVs, ISOs and SMBs. The new comprehensive, seamless ecosystem will include enhanced omnichannel offerings, enhanced data reporting and additional personalization capabilities. This significant expansion of Stax functionality will begin in the fourth quarter of 2023, with full integration and additional developments planned throughout 2024.

With this acquisition, members of the APPS leadership team will join Stax to usher in a new era of all-in-one payments processing. , with APPS CEO Abe Maghaguian moving to Stax as head of payments and APPS COO Sarah Gerald promoted to COO processing at Stax. Additionally, Stax welcomes nearly 50 new APPS members to its expanding team.

“As the payment landscape becomes more complex, users are looking for a one-stop shop for all of their payment needs,”

“This acquisition gives our customers access to a highly experienced team who have worked tirelessly to reduce points of friction and maximize the value of payments for our partners. We are thrilled to join Stax and merge our offerings to deliver a powerful payments platform.”

APPS CEO Abe Maghaguian.