Andy Beaudet
Fincretive Chief Information OfficerAndy is a veteran and successful business owner with 20+ years as CEO of UpFront and 24+ years of experience in the Point-of-Sale and FinTech Industry.
Holder and recipient of over 120 FinTech Payment Certifications and Patents including Credit, Debit, EBT, Gift, Mobile Payments, direct Smart Card Chip Connectivity, full Integration of Binary ISO8583 platforms and Central Bank Digital Currency Integrations via biometrics.
He has extensive connections within the Payments Industry and has engineered certifications on the world’s largest and most current transaction processor platforms including Mercury Payments, Concord, TySys, Chase Paymentech, Vantiv, WorldPay, FIS.
Special focus on Fully Integrated solutions with no 3rd party software reliance to achieve transaction authorizations. Worked closely with Federal and State governments on the development of fully integrated welfare benefit (eWic) systems including smart card solutions and achieved certifications in all US States.
Early adopter of OTC Solutions for the Independent Grocery market. Co-Engineered the first product to provide Full-Integration to support most all OTC Payment cards via a single POS platform with no reliance on stand beside terminals.