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Sharing big tech with small
and midsize merchants
ationwide Payment Systems began in 2001
when Allen Kopelman and David Burney set
out to provide South Florida businesses with
N transparent, competitively priced merchant
services. The co-founders first met in 1998 when working
as agents for a Broward County ISO. "I was transition-
ing from the restaurant business and had heard that ISO/MLS contact:
credit card processing was a good business," Kopelman Allen Kopelman
recalled. "So, I answered a Yellow Pages ad, and a few
days later I was on a ride-along with Dave." Co-founder and CEO
Their background as serial entrepreneurs gave Burney Nationwide Payment Systems
and Kopelman an edge, and soon they were motivated to
set up their own shop. In a short time, the new company info@nationwidepaymentsystems.com
was boarding merchants across the United States and https://nationwidepaymentsystems.com/
unveiling a new product or service with each new year.
954-478-7714
Technology-first company
Kopelman described NPS as a lean, technology-first attractive to another, Kopelman noted. NPS works with
company that helps businesses find the right technology multiple players across the payments ecosystem, he
added, to facilitate fast approvals and onboarding.
fit. Excellent customer service and deep rapport with
financial institutions, payment gateways and processors B2B Vault podcasters
have helped NPS tailor solutions to each client's unique
requirements, he said, adding that no customer can ever Kopelman started B2B Vault: The Payment Technology Podcast
say they can't get a hold of us. Burney and Kopelman in 2021 to help merchants win and retain customers, he
have always placed a premium on education, and they said, adding that his background as a former executive
continually research emerging technologies to help chef and payments industry veteran makes him relatable
clients and partners stay ahead of competitors, Kopelman to other small and midsize business owners.
noted. The partners serve on multiple advisory boards,
including The Green Sheet, and consult with hard-to- "People ask why I started the B2B Vault podcast,"
place merchants, trade associations and tech startups, he Kopelman said. "Like most entrepreneurs, I find people
added. listen more than they read, and I wanted to reach my
audience. Podcasts are a great way to share useful
High-risk specialists information with business owners." The podcast series
has covered a range of popular topics, such as buy now
"We've forged deep relationships with banks, processors pay later, cryptocurrency and cash discounting, all
and payment gateways over the years that enable us to
tailor solutions for each partner and merchant," Kopelman presented in Kopelman's signature, off-the-cuff style.
Going forward, Kopelman said, B2B Vault will stick to its
said. "All merchants, regardless of their risk profiles,
deserve individual attention and not a one-size-fits-all unscripted format while continuing to explore impactful
topics across the small business community.
approach."
From Florida to the Metaverse
Kopelman went on to say that NPS works with all types
of businesses, payment processors and gateways to assist Nationwide Payment Systems continues to add new
clients with shopping cart integrations, web platforms companies to its growing family of brands, most recently
and software product implementations across physical with Worldwide Digital Payments, a merchant acquiring
store, online and mobile app channels. The company platform that services a diversity of new age businesses
has signed legitimate businesses that some banks avoid, involved in NFTs, NFT Marketplaces, NFT games,
considering them to be high risk, he noted, such as adult Web3, decentralized finance, cryptocurrency exchanges,
entertainment, gaming, e-sports, ticket sales, travel, cryptocurrency coins, Metaverse, iGaming and crypto-
nutraceuticals and pharmacies. related businesses. Kopelman and Burney were
recognized at the 2021 Southeast Acquirers Association
Different banks tend to specialize in specific industries, conference for their perfect attendance record at all SEAA
and accounts that get declined by one bank may be shows. "It was their 20th and our 20th year," Kopelman
said.
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