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ACQUISITIONS Global Legal, Ghilezan
firms merge
Advent gains, merges Clearent, FieldEdge Global Legal Law Firm merged
with the Ghilezan Law Firm and
Global private equity firm Advent International Corp. completed the acquisi- will operate as Global Legal Law
tion of a majority stake in Clearent LLC, a full-service payments provider, and
acquired FieldEdge, a field service management software provider. Advent Firm. The merger is expected to
create a more comprehensive
merged FieldEdge with Clearent, and will own a majority stake in the com-
bined entity. FieldEdge will retain its brand and operate as an independent infrastructure, reduce response
times and expand areas of legal
subsidiary of Clearent.
expertise. "This is a merger of two
highly compatible firms," Global
IS YOUR PAYMENT Legal representatives stated. "Our
companies have worked together
GATEWAY CUSTOMIZABLE for years, and we are longtime
personal friends. We hold similar
values and philosophies on doing
TO YOUR NEEDS? business, producing an excellent
result for the client."

IFS Forum folds into NACHA
HUMAN ELEMENT NACHA – The Electronic Payments
Dedicated ISO/ISV implementation manager Association and the Interactive

API FIRST Financial eXchange Forum com-
pleted a merger, whereby IFX
Leverage our REST API for faster integrations Forum will operate as an indepen-
dent entity under NACHA, which
CLOUD EMV is expected to accelerate devel-
opment of standardized appli-
No additional hardware/software required cation programming interfaces
(APIs). "The combination agree-
FEATURES ment allows NACHA and IFX
Forum to align the API develop-
•Web-based EMV Virtual Terminal •Processor Agnostic ment priorities of NACHA's API
•Solutions to stay out of PCI Scope • Invoicing Standardization Industry Group
•Hosted Payment Pages •Level 2 & 3 (ASIG) and the IFX Open Banking
•Tokenization & Recurring •P2PE APIs Working Group," the organi-
zations said.

APPOINTMENTS

Fichman joins Net
Element board
The Smarter Way To Accept Payments

Net Element Inc. appointed
Jonathan Fichman to its board
of directors. He will serve on the
VISIT US AT ETA! Call us today! company's audit, nominating and

BOOTH #323 855-898-2355 governance, and compensation
committees. Net Element noted
that Fichman, whose experience
encompasses fintech, payments,
blockchain, wealth management
and banking, brings more than
20 years of strategic domestic and
www.zeamster.com international finance expertise to
greensheet@zeamster.com the board.

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