# T-Cetra

> T-Cetra is an Ohio financial technology and wireless distribution company connecting service providers with cash-preferred customers through approximately 10,000 independent retailers in the United States and Puerto Rico. Its VIDAPAY portal combines prepaid activations and payments with retailer incentives, device procurement and fulfillment.

- **Founded:** 2007
- **Headquarters:** Dublin, United States
- **Founders:** Abdul Akel (Co-founder and CEO), Gus Hashem (Co-founder and CIO)
- **Products:** VIDAPAY, Instant Spiff, VIDAPAY Marketplace, T-Cetra Merchant Services, T-Cetra Logistics
- **Notable:** Company reports a network of approximately 10,000 independent retailers in the U.S. and Puerto Rico., Abdul Akel was an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2022 national finalist after winning a regional award., Bronze Stevie Award, 2023 American Business Awards, Marketing Campaign of the Year, Internet / Telecom.

## Products & services

- **VIDAPAY** — Proprietary cloud portal for prepaid wireless activations, top-ups, account management and payments across multiple providers.
- **Instant Spiff** — Retailer incentive and commission management, with immediate eligible commission credit and tools for tracking and reconciliation.
- **VIDAPAY Marketplace** — Wholesale device and accessory procurement with carrier promotions, allocation and fulfillment support.
- **T-Cetra Merchant Services** — Credit and debit card point-of-sale processing through Elavon; registered MSP/ISO relationship.
- **T-Cetra Logistics** — Device procurement, kitting, warehousing and shipping for retail and enterprise customers.
- **T-Cetra Business Solutions** — Enterprise procurement of devices bundled with prepaid service, including healthcare, education, government and nonprofit use cases.

## Achievements

- Company reports a network of approximately 10,000 independent retailers in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.
- Abdul Akel was an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2022 national finalist after winning a regional award.
- Bronze Stevie Award, 2023 American Business Awards, Marketing Campaign of the Year, Internet / Telecom.
- T-Cetra attributed $46 million in quarterly sales to its VIDAPAY ME! $100K Giveaway; this is a company-reported campaign sales figure, not audited revenue or measured incremental lift.

## Latest updates

- **2025-07** — Dublin City Schools’ Summer 2025 UNITED magazine reported a $3,500 T-Cetra grant supporting Pocketalk translation devices at Scottish Corners Elementary; July reflects the document upload path, not a verified grant-award month.
- **2023-04** — Announced a bronze Stevie Award for the VIDAPAY ME! $100K Giveaway marketing campaign.
- **2022-11** — Announced Abdul Akel’s selection as an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year national finalist.

## Links

- Website: https://www.tcetra.co/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/t-cetra-llc
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/TCetra
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TCETRAofficial

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