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ISO/MLS contact:
Derek DePuydt
President and CEO
866-678-1302
derek.depuydt@apogeepayments.com
www.apogeepayments.com

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erek DePuydt, founder, President and Chief Flexibility and accountability
Executive Officer of Apogee Payment Systems
LLC, believes ISOs and merchant level sales- Apogee is a First Data Corp. partner, offering Clover
D people (MLSs) today who are still doing pure Mini, Clover Mobile, and the Clover Station as part of a
play payment processing could be at risk of losing mar- product line devised to provide customers flexibility and
ket share. "In today's world, merchants are demanding affordability. "What I like about Clover versus some of the
more," he said. "Years ago, merchants took the word of other POS systems out there is that you are starting at
whoever they were working with, ISOs would run their more of a base model at a very good price," DePuydt said.
credit cards, and as long as everything made it to their
bank account, they were fine." He noted that clients can tailor the solution to their
industry or business at the price they want because they
DePuydt noted that today's merchants are savvier and don't have to purchase POS features they do not need.
more demanding of their service providers. "We can't "It's different than having a high-priced POS system with
just focus on payments anymore," he added. "We have to everything; you may only end up using 5 percent of the
know what business owners are thinking, what business system, yet pay the cost of using 100 percent," he said.
managers are looking for and wanting. We need to be "With us, it's the opposite. Customers can pay for only 5
more in tune and think like those business owners." percent and add on what they'd like as they grow. They
can try something for 30 days and turn it off if they don't
History of excellence like it. It's a good system for customers to grow with."

DePuydt founded Apogee Payment Systems in 2013. The Apogee also offers same-day credit approvals. "Our
company said it provides credit and debit card and ACH underwriting system is an algorithm that provides
transaction processing using cutting edge technology at instant approvals, literally within 10 minutes, and then
the best possible rate and with exceptional service. we'll know what we can do for that client," DePuydt
noted. "It allows us to be proactive and as soon as we
"The first thing we do is we help customers not only to know something, we can communicate to the agents or to
save money or reduce their expenses, but we're also there the merchants, or both, what the next steps are."
to make sure they have the right technologies," DePuydt
said, adding that processing is just one component of Referral program
what they do. "We need to see where else we can help
them, and you would be surprised," he noted. DePuydt emphasized that Apogee has a generous referral
program for ISOs and MLSs. "We are going to try to make
"There are other things that can be added, if maybe they you more money as an ISO or agent because of the fact
want other ancillary products that we can offer, like a gift that we split on everything," he said. "We don't keep
card solution, check, ACH, or loyalty solutions, or really certain income items in our pockets; we share on those.
anything that is more than just payments. We are working … When you really do the math, sharing on everything
with their largest asset which is their customers, and we makes a huge difference."
can't mess that up."
Customer service is the most important thing Apogee
provides, according to DePuydt. "We are here to help our
agents and ISOs and we are here to help their clients," he
said. "You are going to get a fair, honest relationship."

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