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Coastal Credit Union has been serving its members since 1967. Being a not-for-profit financial institution, we are committed to providing outstanding customer service with 7AM to 7PM teller hours, products at competitive rates, and best in class mobile banking. Today, with assets totaling $3.4 billion, Coastal serves more than 270,000 members from its 23 branches across central North Carolina and has consistently been named one of the best places to work.
Unlike banks, we exist to serve our members, not to make a profit. Instead, we put our time, money, passion, experience, smarts, elbow grease and whatever else we can muster up to work for our members, employees and communities. It`s our secret weapon that turns promises into action: investment in you. We`re committed to helping you go further with your money at every stage of your life. At more than 540,000 members, we serve the world`s most forward-thinking companies, including HP, Microsoft, Amazon, Nike and more. So follow us at First Tech and start investing in you.
Payscout is a global payment processing provider covering six continents by connecting merchants and consumers via credit, debit, ATM, and alternative payment networks. What differentiates Payscout is its mission “to support the entrepreneurial dream one transaction at a time.” Payscout achieves this by being a thought leader in the payments industry. Its “Go Global Now” technology platform gives merchants instant access to 100+ countries, billions of consumers and trillions of dollars. Payscout offers payment processing solutions for brick-and-mortar and ecommerce transactions, and has earned acclaim as a new-generation provider of merchant banking services, specializing in online/ecommerce retailers with a predominant proportion of card-not-present (CNP) transactions; we are one of the few providers to deliver a true global payment solution that encompasses all merchant risk verticals. Customers access our credit card processing services via a state-of-the-art, web-based user portal and through direct interactions with highly-trained experts. In addition to supporting thousands of clients across a multitude of industries and all 50 American states, Payscout maintains global partnerships with VISA USA, Bank of America Merchant Services, VISA Europe, VISA Latin America, VISA Asia Pacific, MasterCard Worldwide, China Union Pay, Deutsche Bank, First Data and Payscout Brazil. Payscout has been recognized by Inc. Magazine as one the fastest-growing companies in the United States for three consecutive years. On the 2016 Inc. 500 list, Payscout ranked #383, up from the #434 ranking in 2015 and the #2,416 ranking in 2014. Within the financial services industry, Payscout placed #27 in 2016, and #4 among payment processing companies.
CircleUp is an online private company investment platform. They provide accredited investors free access to direct investments in high-growth consumer product and retail private companies that were previously difficult to identify and access. For retail and consumer product entrepreneurs, they offer an efficient way to access a network of sophisticated investors as well as value added partners. Typical investments on CircleUp are food, personal care, pet product, apparel or retail/restaurant companies with >$500K in revenue and are looking to raise $100,000 to $2.0 million in growth equity. A highly selective percentage of companies that apply are listed on their site. As the largest equity based crowdfunding site, CircleUp provides not only access to interesting consumer and retail private company investments, but also a wide ranging, sophisticated investor network. Their investor base includes retail and consumer product industry experts, venture capital, private equity and other financial professionals, business leaders, angel investors and others interested in expanding their investment portfolios with private company investments. Investors can review a curated list of private company investments, ask questions to the management team, request product samples and complete their private company investment online via CircleUp.
Experts at delivering financing solutions that meet the needs of equipment dealers, manufacturers and customers nationwide. With a team of over 300 employees, TCF Equipment Finance has surpassed $3 billion dollars in assets and continues to provide industry expertise along with the strength and stability reinforced as a division of TCF National Bank, now with $21.8 billion in assets. Built on values, integrity and trust, TCF Equipment Finance offers competitive, yet flexible finance solutions through a collaborative approach within multiple markets, including: Construction, Environmental services, Manufacturing, Agriculture, Commercial marine, Franchise, Golf, Healthcare, Specialty Markets, Plus Discounting and Capital Markets.