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Company
The world’s leading global cash transaction network!
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Products
Delivering innovative payments solutions to merchants worldwide.
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Investors
Backed by top-tier Silicon Valley investors.
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Join us!
Help us redefine payments for cash-preferred consumers.
Products
Let your customers shop online and pay with cash! Through our network of over 700,000 Payments Centers worldwide, ZipZap makes it simple for your customers to pay cash for online transactions.
CashPayment
Shop Online. Pay Cash Offline!
CashPayment enables consumers to make online purchases using cash. Easily adapted to fit the needs of just about any consumer segment, CashPayment provides eCommerce merchants with a way to monetize the billions of cash-preferred consumers worldwide.
Investors
Blumberg Capital is an early-stage venture firm that works closely with innovative entrepreneurs to build exceptional companies. Our team has over a century of relevant experience collaborating with disruptive technology companies in Software, Digital and Social Media, Mobile and Consumer Internet.
Our relevant operational expertise and focused network enables us to be bridge- builders, connecting entrepreneurs with key business, technology, and investor partnerships to drive success. Blumberg Capital is headquartered in San Francisco with team members located in New York and Israel.
For more information, visit: http://www.blumbergcapital.com.
TriplePoint Capital is the leading global specialty finance company devoted to serving high-growth private equity and venture capital backed companies throughout their lifespan with debt financing, equity capital, and complementary services.
With unparalleled levels of creativity, flexibility and customer service, TriplePoint Capital has been the primary debt financing provider to YouTube, Facebook, Gilt Group, Square, Gevo, Ilypsa, Suniva, Proteolix and numerous other high profile technology, cleantech, and life sciences companies. TriplePoint Capital is uniquely qualified as the only provider equipped to meet the needs of high-growth companies at every stage of their development. Headquarted on Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park, California, TriplePoint Capital partners with high-growth companies around the world.
For more information, visit: www.triplepointcapital.com.
Ben Narasin
Ben Narasin, through Fashionmall.com, inc., is an early stage venture investor both through his role as President of TriplePoint Ventures, the “venture” arm of TriplePoint Capital, and as a direct investor. Before crossing over to the dark side, Narasin was an entrepreneur for 25 years and founded one of the first commercial web businesses (fashionmall.com) in 1993 in New York City which he eventually took public in 1999 (Nasdaq: FASH). He later took that company private.
Company
ZipZap is the leading global cash transaction network enabling consumers to use cash to make online purchases, pay bills, and top-up eWallets, prepaid cards and mobile accounts. Through a global network of over 700,000 payment centers, consumers can complete transactions in their neighborhood conveniently and easily using local currency.
Alan Safahi
Chief Executive Officer
A serial entrepreneur with nearly 30 years of hands-on experience in the information technology, telecommunications and financial services industries, Alan has proven to successfully create and manage numerous high technology and payment processing startups.
Prior to ZipZap, Alan founded three start-ups: Beta Tech, a computer hardware/software company, California Commuter (CalCom), a telecommunications firm and Card Express Inc. (CardEx), a MasterCard prepaid card processor and program manager.
Alan earned a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from California State University, Fullerton and his M.B.A. from University of Southern California (USC).
In recent years, Alan has returned to Cal State Fullerton as an Entrepreneur in Residence and an advisor to the university's Small Business Institute. Alan is an active member of, and frequently speaks to, several trade associations.
Art Kranzley
Board Member
As a seasoned veteran and key innovator in the payments industry for more than 35 years, Art Kranzley serves as a trusted and expert advisor at ZipZap. Throughout his career, Art has identified new opportunities in the global payments business to maximize the leadership role of financial organizations in advance payment systems and technology. He has an extensive background in global e-commerce, mobile commerce, electronic B2B payments, smart cards and wireless implementation.
Most recently, Art served as Chief Emerging Technologies Officer and Executive Vice President of Advanced Payments for MasterCard Worldwide. During his 22 year tenure at MasterCard, Art held numerous leadership positions and was active in identifying efforts to promote safe, convenient and reliable payments in remote channels including the internet and mobile channels. He also developed and managed new products, platforms and programs such as PayPass. Prior to MasterCard, Art was responsible for corporate development in electronic financial services at Advanta Corporation and served as division vice president at Anacomp, Inc. where he supported all electronic banking system sales and marketing.
At the 2006 CardTech/SecurTech industry conference, Card Technology magazine
named Art “Visionary of the Year” and MasterCard was honored with the “Most Significant Implementation” award for PayPass. Art has served on various Boards including EMVCo, the Center for e-Business at MIT, Mondex, SetCo Secure Electronic Transaction, LLC and the Electronic Funds Transfer Association to name a few.
Art holds a Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace and mechanical engineering from Princeton University.
Brian Keller-Heikkila
VP, Software Development
A veteran in the interactive entertainment and e-commerce industries, Brian Keller-Heikkila is the VP of Software Development for ZipZap, Inc. During Brian’s career spanning over 15 years, he has directly been responsible for developing several technologies, including multiple online alternative payment solutions, browser-based massively multi-player (MMO) games, e-commerce shopping carts, a high- traffic game news portal site and a shipping comparison calculator.
Prior to joining ZipZap, Brian was Chief Technology Officer of Webplus, Inc., a leading hosted e- commerce solution provider and MMOABC.com, an MMO game news portal.
Brian holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Graphic Design from the University of Minnesota.
Claire Roberts
SVP - Operations & Risk Management
Claire Roberts is the SVP Operations & Risk Management for ZipZap, Inc.. She is responsible for managing operations, customer care, risk management and administrative functions. Claire brings more than 20 years of experience in the payments industry to ZipZap including management roles at leading financial institutions and card processing companies in operations, settlement, risk management, systems development and integration and customer service.
Prior to joining ZipZap, Claire was Senior Director for Risk Management at Blackhawk Network Inc. Claire is a native of the San Francisco Bay Area and a lifelong fan of the SF Giants
Lise Kirk
Advisory Board
Lise joins ZipZap Advisory Board with over 30 years of experience in strategic marketing with Fortune 500 companies in the retail and payments space.
Lise is a multifaceted professional with extensive experience in the sales, marketing, advertising, promotions, media, public relations and business development arenas for companies such as McDonald’s, First Data and Bank One before starting her own consulting firm in 1997.
Recent projects have included helping to launch new payment products for BP Oil, ExxonMobil and Jackson Hewitt as well as strategic partnerships with the largest retailers in the country.
Lise holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from Denison University, and has found her way back home to Maine after following her career all over the country.
Myles Gutenkunst
VP, Business Development
Myles works on the business development team and is responsible for researching new business expansion and driving these opportunities to market.
Prior to ZipZap, Myles was employed at at late stage venture capital firm.
Myles is a graduate of the University of Southern California and enjoys skiing, sailing and windsurfing.
Patrice Touboulie
SVP Travel & Hospitality
Patrice brings 20 years of partnership development and consumer marketing experience to ZipZap.
Patrice has a history of delivering measurable results for innovative consumer service companies, both at start–ups and Fortune 500 (VISA, MBNA, AMERICAN EXPRESS, AXA). .
Prior to joining ZipZap, Patrice served as senior vice president of business development and marketing at JOHN PAUL, Europe's leading concierge and loyalty service provider.
Patrice has excelled at securing strategic distribution and marketing partnerships with a focus on international travel and hospitality companies, retailers and E-commerce merchants.
Peter Mansfield
Chief Marketing Officer
Peter is an accomplished marketing professional with an impressive track record helping startups and corporate clients involved in financial services, technology, real estate, and healthcare. Peter provides a broad range of strategic and tactical services including website/UX design, graphic design, presentations, trade show support, social media, SEO/SEM, advertising, ID/collateral development, PR, and business development support.
In addition to driving awareness and credibility for startups including BillFloat, Marqeta, and Wallaby Financial, Peter has also played an active role with larger organizations. This includes financial services leaders such as Union Bank, and non-profit organizations like The California Wellness Foundation.
Peter is the founder and president of Mansfield + Associates, a leading Los Angeles strategic marketing agency. Peter has also served in senior marketing and management roles at Kodak U.K., Ltd., and John Lewis Ltd., the United Kingdom’s fastest growing retail department store chain.
Peter graduated from the University of East Anglia, England with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics.
Sean Safahi
Co-Founder, Head of Product
Sean brings over 8 years of payments industry marketing and product development experience to his role at ZipZap. He is well versed in the best practices for crafting meaningful user experiences while maintaining strict compliance with industry standards, including PCI.
Prior to joining ZipZap he served as the Vice President of Marketing and Product Development at Card Express, a pioneer in the prepaid space.
Sean recieved a B.S. in Business and Cinematic Arts from the University of Southern California.
You may find him on twitter at twitter.com/seansafahi
Simon Nahnybida
SVP, Business Development
Simon has over 30 years experience in payment processing, electronic payment infrastructures and money transfers.
Simon’s deep payment knowledge was developed by working in management positions at various institutions including the Federal Reserve Bank, MasterCard, CheckFree, Online Resources and Western Union. He specializes in new product and business development for payment-services. Simon’s experience includes consulting on electronic payment solutions for companies in the US as well as in Austria, Germany, Greece, Switzerland and the UK.
One of his major achievements was designing a private, electronic payment infrastructure that launched in 1982 and continues to be utilized by all of the banks and other providers of PC and phone-based consumer bill-payment services in the US. He also launched the first cash payment service for airline ticket purchases. Simon has published several articles on electronic bill payments, has presented at payment conferences in the US and Europe, and is a recognized leader and innovator in electronic payment processing.
Simon received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Rutgers University and his MA from Tulane University.
Latest News
June 04, 2012
ZipZap, Inc. Selected to Present at SVForum’s Launch: Silicon Valley 2012 Showcase for Top Tech Startups from around the World
May 16, 2012
ZipZap, Inc. Launches CashCade(TM)
May 02, 2012
ZipZap, Inc. to Power Cash Payment Service for Towah Group
April 23, 2012
ZipZap, Inc. Selected to Present at FinovateSpring2012
March 20, 2012
MoneyGram Joins ZipZap's U.S. Payment Center Network
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