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ALLEN KOPELMAN CEO, Nationwide Payment Systems | Host of the B2B Vault: The Biz to Biz Podcast

Allen Co-Founded Nationwide Payment Systems Inc. in 2001, with the plan to sell credit card processing services and equipment to merchants in the South Florida area and provide concierge style service for each client. Quickly the company grew to 1000 plus clients and we were had clients all over the United States.
The entrepreneurial bug started early in Allen’s life as comes from a family of business owners and learn about business from early age behind the cash registers at his father’s clothing stores in Miami. Later going to Culinary School in Atlanta and being a Chef, then Executive Chef for Metro Hotels in Dallas, Texas running food and beverage operations in Hotels. In 1992 a move back to Florida and opening a restaurant, catering company and consulting group.
After gaining a couple of years of experience selling merchant services, Allen Co-Founded Nationwide Payment Systems with David Burney. Together the company started and quickly grew, products were added, processing banks and the company became laser focused on Technology: Technology refers to the collection of techniques, skills, methods, and processes used in the production of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objectives, such as scientific investigation. It encompasses everythi" href="https://babyboomer.org/interests/special-interests/technology/">Technology that would help merchants. Along with that came a focus on hard to place businesses that many banks did not want to work with.

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As Seen In Forbes: Navigating ‘B2B Consumerization’ &Raquo; B2B 300X89 1
AS SEEN IN FORBES: Navigating ‘B2B Consumerization’

Previously featured on Forbes Business Council  When I helped found my payment system company in 2001, mobile apps, E-Commerce and text-to-pay options on smartphones were not even in beta mode. Today…

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Previously featured on Forbes Business Council  When I helped found my payment system company in 2001, mobile apps, e-commerce and text-to-pay options on smartphones were not even in beta mode. Today, these technologies are so embedded in our daily lives that we rarely think about them. Consumer-facing companies have been the front-runners in the race to digitization, using technology to better connect consumers and brands. But I see business-to-business organizations seeking to elevate their commerce practices and increasingly drawing inspiration from the business-to-consumer playbook. Recen…

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Lori Turner-Wilson On Her Book &Quot;The B2B Marketing Revolution&Quot; | Biz To Biz Podcast &Raquo; 2095689 1678288274372 1C5Cee2Ad69B3
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Thank you Lori Turner-Wilson for coming on The Biz to Biz Podcast and speaking about your amazing book! #businesspodcast #marketing Thanks for watching! Go ahead and like, comment, subscribe, and turn…

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Steven Morris Discuss The Future Of The Payment Industry | Biz To Biz Podcast &Raquo; 2095689 1678288274372 1C5Cee2Ad69B3
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Navigating Payment Solutions In 2025: Expertise From Nationwide Payment Systems &Raquo; B2B 300X89 1
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