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Fintech Closes 2014 with Record Growth and Thousands of New Relationships

Tampa, FL, December 11, 2014 – Fintech welcomed the holiday season by onboarding almost 4,000 new customer relationships and 30 new alcohol distributors in November, adding to Fintech’s impressive customer base of over 300,000 relationships and more than 2,300 alcohol distributors currently using its OneSource data and payment solution.
 
2014 has been a period of tremendous growth for Fintech. Highlighted by key roll-outs of some of the largest retailers in the world, Fintech added an impressive 39,202 customer relationships during the year’s first 11 months and 328 total new distributors.
 
Fintech welcomed the following relationship additions to its payment and data solution this November:
 
ALDI Inc. 
A leader in the grocery retailing industry and a Fintech customer since 2001, ALDI enrolled 56 new relationships to Fintech’s OneSource solution. ALDI’s Homepage
 
Bed, Bath & Beyond
Domestic merchandise and home furnishings retailer Bed, Bath and Beyond, added 49 relationships to Fintech last month.  The retailer has been a Fintech customer since 2012. Bed, Bath and Beyond’s Homepage
 
Buffalo Wild Wings
Buffalo Wild Wings rolled out an additional 40 relationships on Fintech during the month of November. Buffalo Wild Wings’ Homepage
 
CVS Pharmacy
CVS/Revco Pharmacies, the retail division of CVS Health, added 62 relationships to Fintech last month. CVS Pharmacy’s Homepage
 
Harris Teeter 
Harris Teeter, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Kroger Co., added 51 relationships to Fintech in November. Harris Teeter operates retail stores and one fuel center in eight states and the District of Columbia. Harris Teeter’s Homepage

Applebee’s
Applebee’s is the world’s largest casual dining chain; and in November, OK Apple, Inc. dba Applebee’s added 47 relationships to Fintech. Applebee’s Homepage
 
Peter Piper Pizza
Pizza chain, Pizza Properties, dba Peter Piper Pizza, brought on 40 new relationships in Fintech’s EFT payment and analytics solution. Peter Piper Pizza’s Homepage
 
Target 
Minneapolis-based Target Corporation has been a Fintech customer since 2003. In November the retailer rolled out 44 new relationships on Fintech’s payment and data system. Target’s Homepage
 
Walgreens
Walgreens, one of the largest drug store chains in the country, added 116 new relationships last month to their list of over 6,000 stores already using Fintech. Walgreens has been taking advantage of Fintech’s OneSource data and payment solution since 2001. Walgreen’s Homepage
 
Walmart
During the month of November, Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, added 183 relationships in several states to Fintech’s electronic data and payment program. Walmart will continue to rollout additional stores nationwide on a state by state basis. Walmart's Homepage
 
Fintech also brought on numerous smaller chains and independent retailers in the month of November.
 
30 New Fintech Distributors
Thirty new alcohol distributors were added in November to the growing list of more than 2,300 nationwide. One notable addition to Fintech is Indiana craft beer distributor, People’s Brewing Company. People’s Brewing Company joined Fintech to support SpartanNash and other Indiana retailers. Click here for additional details.
 
 
About Fintech
Fintech, a U.S. Chamber of Commerce Best Business of the Year winner located in Tampa, Florida, provides electronic data and payments to the alcohol industry, eliminating the need to pay alcohol purchases by cash, check, or money order and simplifying data into actionable reporting that helps businesses make smarter purchases. Fintech is the only EFT provider that is compliant and available for use in all fifty states and now works with more than 2,300 alcohol distributors to serve over 300,000 relationships nationwide. For more information visit www.fintech.net and follow us on FacebookTwitterLinkedIn, and Fintech’s Blog.
 
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