PropertyBridge Welcomes Vicki Keller as Vice President
Keller draws on company's core strengths to further drive PropertyBridge’s position as a leader in automated payment processing for multifamily
OAKLAND, CA, September 24, 2009 -- PropertyBridge, Inc., a MoneyGram company, and the leading provider of electronic payment services to the residential real estate management industry, announced the addition of Vicki Keller, Vice President and head of PropertyBridge operations.
"This is a tremendous gain for PropertyBridge," said Jason Gardner, PropertyBridge co-founder and Vice President of Business Development. "Vicki has a proven track record in the payments and processing industry. Her solid insight, operational and management skills and relationship expertise will be invaluable as we leverage opportunities to grow the PropertyBridge business and deliver superior automated payment solutions for the multifamily industry.”
A nine-year veteran of MoneyGram with two decades of payments experience, Keller most recently led the Payment Products group, including walk-in product management, strategic planning, new payment product development activities and client support, implementation and installations. Under her leadership, MoneyGram’s ExpressPayment® platform expanded to 2,200 billers.
In addition to PropertyBridge’s full suite of payment options for property managers, which includes credit and debit cards, check scanning, and ACH/e-check, residents can also pay rent in cash at any of MoneyGram’s approximately 40,000 retail locations using ExpressPayment®. The cash payment offering allows managers to protect their properties from data entry errors and fraudulent activities that can be associated with the acceptance of payments in community offices. Residents also have a convenient way to pay their rent virtually anywhere, including major retailers like Walmart.
"There is a tremendous growth opportunity for automated payments within the multifamily industry, and extraordinary possibilities ahead for PropertyBridge,” said Keller. “PropertyBridge has clearly established a market leadership position with an award-winning payments platform. I am fortunate to have a very talented and dedicated team of employees eager to expand and enhance our payment solutions for multifamily managers and owners.”
About PropertyBridge
PropertyBridge, a MoneyGram Company, is the leading electronic payments processor for property managers and real estate owners in the multifamily housing industry. The PropertyBridge Payments Platform enables residents to pay rent and other lease-related transactions using multiple payment types, including credit and debit cards, Automated Clearing House (ACH), check scanning (Check 21) and cash payments at approximately 40,000 MoneyGram agent locations. PropertyBridge’s rent payment solutions are fully integrated with the accounting systems and business processes of property management firms. Residents can pay rent online, by phone or in person and set up recurring payments. The company collaborates extensively with financial services leaders including Visa USA, MasterCard, Discover Financial Services, American Express, Wells Fargo Bank and First National Bank of Omaha. MoneyGram, Inc. acquired PropertyBridge in October 2007.
About MoneyGram
MoneyGram International offers more control and more choices for people separated from friends and family by distance or those with limited bank relationships to meet their financial needs. A leading global provider of payment services, MoneyGram International helps consumers to safely send money around the world with funds arriving at available agent locations in as little as 10 minutes. Its global network is comprised of 180,000 agent locations in more than 190 countries and territories. MoneyGram’s convenient and reliable network includes retailers, international post offices and financial institutions. To learn more about money transfer at an agent location, please visit www.moneygram.com.
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