Passion. Payments. Possibilities.

You bring the passion. We bring the embedded payments technology and expertise — along with our passion for helping vertical software companies transform and grow.

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We can unleash more
possibilities together

Together we can unleash more possibilities — more customer love, loyalty, and revenue — to help support and guide the future of your business, every step of the way.

Whether you’re looking for a low-risk solution to monetize payments, or want a path to becoming a fully-registered payment facilitator, Payrix is dedicated to empowering you to seamlessly monetize payments with our next generation payment infrastructure. You’ll be better-positioned to scale and fuel your business for real growth, and achieve your vision for your company

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Meet Our Team

Matt Downs

President

Matt is a visionary leader known for strategic execution and has proven to see and set growth trends that have shaped transformative, innovative SaaS and Fintech companies for 25 years. As a pioneer in driving security and payments for SaaS companies, he has served in several executive leadership roles across his diverse payments, software, and platforms background leading high-performing teams and businesses to exponential growth. When Matt’s not ideating on the next market opportunity or latest tech trend, he enjoys spending time with his family traveling and enjoying the great outdoors of Colorado, taking in all the beauty and experiences in life.

Billi Jo Wright

Head of Risk and Compliance

Billi Jo is a seasoned executive with over 20 years of experience in the payments ecosystem, including both issuing and acquiring. She is passionate about fostering relationships and transforming strategic plans into workable solutions. With deep expertise in risk and compliance, Billi Jo’s leadership is critical to assessing industry trends and emerging risks across the payment ecosystem. She has enabled companies to drive extraordinary growth while building top-rated risk and compliance organizations.  When not driving organizational efficiency, Billi Jo loves to play tennis, run and travel. She lives in Atlanta with her four teenagers and husband.

Dan Geisler

Head of Finance

Dan is a strategic & agile finance leader and payments industry veteran of ten years. He has a passion for creativity and partnership to drive the business forward in achievement of its financial objectives for clients and stakeholders. Dan holds a degree in Finance and an MBA from The Ohio State University. When he’s not rooting for his Buckeyes, he enjoys family time with his wife and two young daughters in Cincinnati – or escaping to the lake or beach. Dan loves to cook, teach his girls math, and run outdoors as much possible.

Brian Kieley

Head of Operations

Brian is a payments industry veteran, with 25 years of leadership of global customer operations teams.  He is passionate about customers and employees, with a focus on providing exceptional experiences for both. He has held executive leadership roles with a global payments network and a leading card issuing program manager. When Brian is not working, he and his partner, Roderick, enjoy traveling, good food, and live music.

Adam Tesan

Head of Sales

For over two decades Adam has led growth and revenue operations at public and private companies and possesses a unique talent for scaling high-growth, global SaaS businesses. He has a passion for helping expand businesses into new markets and creating strategic opportunities to uncover new growth. When Adam isn’t officially working, he loves watching English football, skiing, traveling, reading, and pretending he knows how to golf. Adam lives in Southern California with his family.

Ian Hillis

Head of Growth

Ian is a seasoned strategist and operator using his 15+ years of experience to identify and execute on the most compelling growth opportunities within payments.  In his career, he’s overseen exceptional growth within companies of all sizes/stages spanning pre-seed startups he founded, to PE-backed growth equity companies and Fortune 500s. Ian holds a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University and an MBA from Yale University. He lives in Denver, CO with his wife, two daughters, and dog. In his off-time, you’ll find him skiing, biking, and hiking his way through the mountains on a not-as-often-as-he’d-like basis.

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Our commitment to diversity

At Payrix we believe that inclusivity breeds creativity, innovation and opportunity. We celebrate and nurture the diverse mix of backgrounds and experiences of our team. Our commitment to our employees is that they feel valued, appreciated and free to be who they are. We challenge ourselves to reflect the world we want to see in the communities where we live and work.

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Payrix Perks

Competitive employee benefits & compensation

Compensation & financial security

Our pay philosophy is designed to reward associates for their skills and contributions to the company. We also provide options to help you plan for your future and protect your assets:

  • Competitive salary
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan
  • Life insurance fully covered by the company
  • Accidental Death & Dismemberment coverage available

Your health

Our health & well-being products are designed to be flexible to best meet your specific needs:

  • Medical, dental and vision benefits
  • Short-term and long-term disability

Payrix perks

We know your life extends outside of work. We have options to support your interests and needs. Most of our positions are 100% remote work and we offer all associates:

  • Paid time off, Holidays, and jury duty pay
  • Community based initiatives

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