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MWAA Conference 2018 with Pete Philomey of South Seas Data LLC and Andrew Russell of Sound Payments

We’ve got another great episode of PayPod: The Payments Industry Podcast for you! On this particular show, we did something a bit different, however. Scott attended a fantastic payments industry conference, the Midwest Acquirers Association (MWAA) Conference 2018! While he was there, he was fortunate to watch some great talks, mingle with some of the best in brightest in the industry, and even interview a few experts about their companies and the conference.

Scott was first joined by Pete Philomey, National Sales Manager of South Seas Data LLC, which provides Point of sale (POS), equipment replacement and maintenance solutions for payment terminals and PC Hardware as their primary focus. Later Scott was joined by Andrew Russell, the President of Sound Payments, which creates simplified, cost-effective technology solutions in the payments, financial services and health industries. Listen in to learn more about a growing payments industry conference and attendance can be so valuable for businesses and professionals in the space.

Payments Industry Insights In This Episode

  • What the MWAA conference is all about and how the 2018 edition went.
  • Scott’s favorite talks from the MWAA conference.
  • What South Seas Data LLC and Sound Payments are doing to help businesses succeed in the payments industry.
  • Why getting a booth and sending a sales team to payments industry conferences like the MWAA is such a great idea.
  • Insight into why working in the payments industry is so rewarding.
  • With a whole bunch more!

Featured on the Show

Industry Spotlight

MWAA Conference 2018

The Midwest Acquirers Conference is an annual payments industry conference is put on by the Midwest Acquirers Association. The MWAA is a nonprofit, no-membership independent forum dedicated to payment professionals. The MWAA was founded on the belief it is important to educate Payment Professionals, such as ISOs, MSPs and Financial Institutions with the constantly changing information the payments industry dictates. They are committed to bringing this information by involving all aspects of their community.

The 2018 MWAA conference took place at the Chicago Marriott Downtown on the Magnificent Mile. Over two days there were many fantastic presentations, an excellent exhibition where payments professionals from all over the country gathered to network and champion their products and services, and so much more. The conference will be back next year, July 17th-18th of 2019. This time at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel… once again in fabulous Chicagoland!

Industry Spotlight

South Seas Data LLC and their National Sales Manager, Pete Philomey

Pete Philomey came aboard South Seas Data in September of 2017 to be their National Sales Manager. Pete has spent the last 20+ years of his career focusing on the hardware side in the ISO and Healthcare industries. He has a proven sales record and uses that to expand South Seas Data into new markets.

South Seas Data was established in 1992 and is headquartered in Englewood Colorado. For over two decades, they have helped Fortune 500 companies by providing efficient and highly qualified service solutions to the technology market. Point of sale (POS), equipment replacement and maintenance solutions for payment terminals and PC Hardware has been their primary focus. Since their founding, they have expanded their offerings to include a multitude of Cloud Hosted Solutions helpful to the Small and Medium Business market AND their current Point of Sale customer base. Such solutions address Private Cloud Hosted Virtual Desktops and Servers (DaaS), Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity (DRaaS), as well as remote and offsite backup solutions.

Industry Spotlight

Sound Payments and their President, Andrew P. Russell

Andrew Russell is the President of Sound Payments and has over 25 years progressive professional corporate and military leadership experience. Russell leads a team of innovators in offering the best in software development, state-of-the-art equipment, unparalleled technical and customer service delivery, advanced security and compliance, training, and double digit ROI for customers and shareholders. Russell is a believer in using technology to make life simple, effective and efficient.

Sound Payments “creates simplified, cost-effective technology solutions in the payments, financial services and health industries. We are innovators who offer the best in software development, state-of-the-art equipment and unparalleled customer service.” Their vision is to “improve lives worldwide and foster business growth by delivering better technology and software solutions in the Payments, Healthcare and Financial Services Industries.”