Afshin Yazdian
Director/Board Member at Sonata Bank
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Afshin Meyer Yazdian is currently the Chief Executive Officer-USA Acquiring at Paysafe Ltd.
He is also an Advisor at Tennessee Community Ventures LLC, a Board Member at the American Transaction Processors Coalition, and a Board Member at Sonata Bank.
Previously, Mr. Yazdian held positions such as Chief Executive Officer at iPayment, Inc., President & Chief Executive Officer at Cynergy Data LLC, and Executive Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Francis David Corp.
He also served as a Director at SparkBase, Inc. and SinoHub, Inc. Additionally, he was the Executive Vice President & General Counsel at iPayment, Inc. and the Executive Vice President at eConception.
Mr. Yazdian has also been involved in various board memberships, including SparkBase, Inc. and TouchSuite Systems LLC.
He was also the President of Priority Payment Systems LLC and Priority Technology Holdings, Inc.
Mr. Yazdian received his undergraduate degree from Emory University and his graduate degree from the University of Miami.
Afshin Yazdian active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Tennessee Community Ventures LLC
 Tennessee Community Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Tennessee Community Ventures LLC (Tennessee Community Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Eric Satz. The firm is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. | Consultant / Advisor | - |
| American Transaction Processors Coalition | Director/Board Member | 01/07/2020 |
| Sonata Bank | Director/Board Member | 01/11/2022 |
Former positions of Afshin Yazdian
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| PAYSAFE LIMITED | Corporate Officer/Principal | 01/09/2023 |
| PRIORITY TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 17/01/2020 |
Cynergy Data LLC
 Cynergy Data LLC Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Cynergy Data LLC provides merchant payment processing services and related software products. Its payment services include credit cards, debit cards, electronic benefit cards, check services, gift cards, e-commerce, and recurring billing. The company was founded by John R. Martillo in 1998 and is headquartered in Hicksville, NY. | Chief Executive Officer | 01/01/2020 |
Priority Payment Systems LLC
 Priority Payment Systems LLC Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Priority Payment Systems LLC provides electronic payment processing services. The company was founded by John V. Priore, Richard J. Harris, Sean Kiewiet, Duayne Haskett and Sheila Hernandez in 2005 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA. | President | 01/01/2020 |
SparkBase, Inc.
 SparkBase, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services SparkBase, Inc. operates as a gift card and loyalty software company for businesses. The firm develops loyalty rewards and gift card programs that range from traditional plastic cards to mobile applications, and helps companies implement them through in-store tablets, POS, eCommerce and mobile integrations. The company was founded by Douglas Hardman in February 2004 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH. | Director/Board Member | 01/09/2015 |
Training of Afshin Yazdian
| Emory University | Undergraduate Degree |
| University of Miami | Graduate Degree |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 2 |
|---|---|
| PRIORITY TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC. | Technology Services |
| PAYSAFE LIMITED | Commercial Services |
| Private companies | 12 |
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iPayment, Inc.
 iPayment, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services iPayment, Inc. provides credit and debit card-based payment processing services to small merchants. Its payment processing services enable merchants to accept credit cards as well as other forms of payment, including debit cards, checks, gift cards and loyalty programs in traditional card-present, or swipe transactions, as well as card-not-present transactions, such as conducted over the phone or through the internet. The firm markets and sells its services through independent sales groups and other third party resellers, as well as directly to merchants. The company was founded by Carl A. Grimstad and Robert S. Torino in 1992 and is headquartered in Westlake Village, CA. | Commercial Services |
SparkBase, Inc.
SparkBase, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services SparkBase, Inc. operates as a gift card and loyalty software company for businesses. The firm develops loyalty rewards and gift card programs that range from traditional plastic cards to mobile applications, and helps companies implement them through in-store tablets, POS, eCommerce and mobile integrations. The company was founded by Douglas Hardman in February 2004 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH. | Technology Services |
Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis LLP
 Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis LLP provides legal services. Its services include corporate, environmental, finance and restructuring, health care, intellectual property and government relations in the areas of healthcare, financial services, private equity, and real estate. The company was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN. | Commercial Services |
Cynergy Data LLC
Cynergy Data LLC Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Cynergy Data LLC provides merchant payment processing services and related software products. Its payment services include credit cards, debit cards, electronic benefit cards, check services, gift cards, e-commerce, and recurring billing. The company was founded by John R. Martillo in 1998 and is headquartered in Hicksville, NY. | Finance |
| eConception | |
SinoHub, Inc.
 SinoHub, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services SinoHub, Inc. is an electronics company that manufactures custom design mobile phones for customers in developing countries. The company was founded by Harry Cochran and Lei Xia in 2000 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, China. | Commercial Services |
Francis David Corp.
 Francis David Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Part of NCR Voyix Corp., Francis David Corp. is a private company that provides payment technology services. The company is based in Cleveland, OH. The company was founded in 1988. The CEO is Dan Neistadt. Francis David was acquired by JetPay Corp., part of NCR Voyix Corp. from December 07, 2018 on July 06, 2012 for $80 million. | Technology Services |
Priority Payment Systems LLC
Priority Payment Systems LLC Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Priority Payment Systems LLC provides electronic payment processing services. The company was founded by John V. Priore, Richard J. Harris, Sean Kiewiet, Duayne Haskett and Sheila Hernandez in 2005 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA. | Finance |
Tennessee Community Ventures LLC
Tennessee Community Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Tennessee Community Ventures LLC (Tennessee Community Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Eric Satz. The firm is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. | Finance |
| American Transaction Processors Coalition | |
| Sonata Bank | |
TouchSuite Systems LLC
 TouchSuite Systems LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services TouchSuite Systems LLC develops software for salons, restaurants and other small retailers. It offers merchant processing, alternative funding, EMV chip cards and QuickBooks solutions. The company was founded by Sam Zietz in 2003 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, FL. | Technology Services |
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