We are Clearent.

Our CEO and founder, Dan Geraty, launches Clearent with a nimble team in his hometown of St. Louis. Their first project: build the Horizon Processing Engine, a back-end settlement platform from scratch.

To solve the problem of hard-to-read credit card processing statements and residuals, Clearent launches Compass Online Reporting Tool that provides unprecedented account transparency.

We became a certified processor with the nation's largest credit card companies in 2008 with MasterCard and Visa, 2009 with Discover and 2014 with American Express.
We established Next Day Funding to help our customers receive funds from their card payments faster with one of the latest cut-off times in the industry.

Quest Payment Gateway allows businesses to securely accept payments online, in-store or over the phone with an all-in-one gateway and merchant account.

We received EMV Certification for our Quest Payment Gateway and launched Quick Chip for EMV so businesses can process chip card payments faster than ever before. We also added more resources and partnerships with our acquisition of Payment Alliance International’s (PAI) Merchant Services Division. We now have more than 400 employees, 45,000 merchants and $16 billion in processing volume.
We introduced new programs and tools to help our sales professionals be more successful, including pipeline management and pricing tools. We also initiated a strategy to selectively acquire independent software vendors (ISVs) in niche markets where integrated payments can enhance the value of the software. In support of this strategy, Clearent partnered with Advent International as a majority investor and acquired SPOT Business Systems, a leading ISV serving customers in the dry-cleaning industry, and FieldEdge, a leading field service management software provider.
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Our Vision

To be the most highly recommended payments solution provider in the industry.

Our Mission

To be irreplaceable to our customers through our technology, business processes and trust-based working relationships.

What We Value

Choose Honesty

We do what's right and own the outcome even when it's uncomfortable.

What We Value

Build Relationships

We genuinely care about our teammates, customers and communities.

What We Value

Be Yourself

We embrace individuality and sincerity.

What We Value

Solve Problems

We have a bias towards action and taking measured risks.

What We Value

Quantify the Impact

Hard data and analysis lead our teams and customers to solid business decisions.

What We Value

Raise the Bar

We compete with who we were yesterday and push ourselves to win.

Meet Our Team

Our Management Team

Pamela Joseph

Chief Executive Officer

Pamela Joseph

Chief Executive Officer
Pam is known for her execution-driven approach and her ability to quickly grow small businesses into powerful companies. As one of Elavon’s earliest employees, she helped to oversee the company from a startup through its many stages of growth, including its IPO and its eventual acquisition by U.S. Bancorp, where she remained as Vice Chair over the entire payments division. In addition to her role at Clearent, Pam sits on the Board of Directors of Paychex, a payroll provider; TransUnion, an information technology company; and Adyen, a Netherlands-based payment processor. Pam also acts as Operating Partner for Advent International, Clearent’s majority owner and one of the largest and most experienced global private equity investors.

Brent Coles

Chief Finance Officer

Brent Coles

Chief Finance Officer

Matt Morrow

Chief Revenue Officer

Matt Morrow

Chief Revenue Officer
Fifteen years of sales and sales leadership experience.  Previously held leadership roles at three Top 10 merchant acquirers, creating and launching innovative payments products and channel strategies.

Justin Rohde

Chief Transformation and Product Officer

Justin Rohde

Chief Transformation and Product Officer
Strategy and Product Development Executive with specialization in Private Equity Portfolio Companies and SaaS business models. Former Management and Strategy Consultant with Bain & Company.

Melinda Vedder

SVP of HR

Melinda Vedder

SVP of HR
20+ years of HR experience. Previously led HR for 700-employee organization. Experience in multiple industries such as incentives and rewards and consumer packaged goods.

Clint Overton

Senior VP - Operations

Clint Overton

Senior VP - Operations
Nearly 20 years of Operations leadership experience, running multi-site, multi-function operations spanning the entire customer life cycle.  Previously held roles at 2 Fortune 500 companies in Financial Services.
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Dan Geraty

Founder and Chairman of Clearent Board of Directors
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Dan Geraty

Founder and Chairman of Clearent Board of Directors
20+ years of senior executive experience in start-ups and established companies. Former President and COO of Dynamicsoft, which was purchased by Cisco Systems in 2004.

Our Board of Directors

  • Chris Egan

    Board Member

  • Dan Geraty

    Founder and Chair

  • Bo Huang

    Board Member

  • Pamela Joseph

    Board Member

  • John True

    Board Member

  • Chris Winship

    Board Member

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Inc. 5000
Six years on the list of fastest-growing private companies list.
Better Business Bureau
An ethical marketplace where buyers and sellers trust each other.
Top Work Places 2017
Honored as a Top Workplace by The Post-Dispatch in 2017.

Clearent in the news:

Clearent Ranked 27th Among U.S. Merchant Acquirers

Clearent Launches Cloud EMV, a Single-Point, Cloud-Based Payment-Integration Solution

Advent International Acquires and Merges Clearent and FieldEdge to Create an Integrated Payments Leader

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