First Performance is Selected to Join the Ranks of Atlanta's Top Tech Firms

    ATLANTA, GA, February 06, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Now headquartered in the heart of Midtown Atlanta, First Performance celebrates its new office space in Georgia Institute of Technology's Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC). Known for its ranking on Forbes' Top 12 Incubators Changing the World, the center is devoted to attracting entrepreneurs at all levels of development and fostering exchange, dialogue and innovation.

At a recent welcome ceremony, First Performance president, Stefan Kraus, noted his enthusiasm to be a part of the community and to take part in a growing movement of innovation taking place at one of the nation's top technology institutions. "The move to Atlanta was a strategic one for First Performance" Kraus commented, "we know from experience that Atlanta is a hub for global payment processors, who are key partners for our innovative solutions." Kraus brings with him substantial financial technology experience. Prior to joining the firm, he founded one of South Africa's largest cyber-security firms, eventually selling to a large public company.

Focusing on providing financial institutions with a suite of products built to increase revenue, improve customer retention and reduce fraud-related expenses, First Performance's GogoNogo application provides cardholders the functionality to turn their credit, debit and prepaid cards on or off. Cardholders can specify which sales channels they would like their card to approve for transactions, whether it is in a retail store or online. In addition, the application can control the card usage by locations, amounts and specific merchants.

About First Performance
Based in the US in Atlanta, GA, First Performance was organized in 2013 to develop creative and innovative solutions for the financial services industry, Worldwide. With over a hundred years of combined expertise in FinTech, payments, card processing and security, the firm strives to meet the growing demands of card issuers, processors and the global card associations. To learn more about First Performance, please visit us at www.firstperformance.com.

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