Fintesa is a San Francisco-based fintech SaaS platform that lets any business compliantly collect payments in more than 200 countries within about ten minutes, while issuing cards that let merchants manage spending, earn cashback, and skip conversion fees across 143 currencies. Founded by CEO Khalid Alomari and backed by 500 Global (S23) and Sanabil Investments, the patent-pending company grew to 4,800+ merchants, 53+ partnerships and $100M+ in GMV on a lean $300K of capital.
Clover builds cloud-based point-of-sale systems and payment processing for small and mid-sized businesses. Founded in Sunnyvale in 2010 and acquired by First Data in 2012 (now part of Fiserv), Clover bundles Android-powered hardware with a software platform for restaurants, retail, and personal services - processing well over $300B in annualized card volume.
Cybersource is a global payment management platform owned by Visa, helping merchants accept, secure, and optimize digital transactions in 190+ countries. Founded in 1994 and acquired by Visa in 2010 for ~$2B, it powers payment gateway, tokenization, fraud management (Decision Manager) and orchestration services for hundreds of thousands of businesses worldwide.
Kathleen Schnering is the Chief Executive Officer of Clover Network, one of the largest cloud-based point-of-sale platforms in the United States. Under the Fiserv umbrella, Clover serves more than 800,000 merchants across retail, restaurant, and services verticals, processing hundreds of billions in payments annually. Schnering leads a platform generating over $2.7 billion in annual revenue with a workforce of approximately 1,500 employees, steering Clover's expansion into international markets and value-added services as it targets $4.5 billion in revenue by 2026.