OAKLAND, CA - July 17, 2007 - PropertyBridge, Inc., the leading provider of electronic payment services to the multifamily housing industry, today announced that its CEO and Co-Founder, Ryan Gilbert, was awarded the 2007 Real Estate Entrepreneurship Award by the East Bay Business Times, a leading local business journal covering the San Francisco Bay Area.
The East Bay Business Times, in association with the Keiretsu Forum, the nation’s largest investment community of private equity (angel) investors, VCs and corporate investors, honored the San Francisco Bay Area’s leading entrepreneurs at the East Bay Entrepreneurship Awards luncheon at the Palm Event Center in Pleasanton on Thursday, June 28, 2007.
“Building a market leader is a team effort.” said Ryan Gilbert, PropertyBridge CEO. “This award recognizes the loyalty, creativity and dedication of the entire PropertyBridge team.”
The Awards luncheon honored 15 individuals for their standout performances in 2007 in a variety of business categories including Entrepreneur of the Year, Media Entrepreneur and Sports Entrepreneur.
About PropertyBridge, Inc.
PropertyBridge is the leading electronic payments processor for property managers and real estate owners in the multifamily 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/ARC), cash payments at Western Union, online bank bill payment, and lockbox services. 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.
About the East Bay Business Times
The East Bay Business Times is publication of the American City Business Journals which owns 41 other local business newspapers. American City business newspapers reach 4 million readers each week with exclusive coverage of their business communities. In addition to its business newspapers, American City operates Street & Sports Group, which publishes motorsports periodicals, SportsBusiness Journal, and Sports Business Daily.
Contacts
Peter Mansfield
Vice President of Marketing
pmansfield@propertybridge.com |
