2013 PYMNTS.com Innovator Awards Nomination

Taking a dinosaur age cash register and transforming it into a sleek revolutionary GoPago LIVE system is something we take great pride in.  We are extremely excited to announce that our POS innovation is being recognized by a thought leader in the industry. We are a finalist for the 2013 PYMNTS.com Innovator Awards in the Best POS Transformation category! The transformative before and after shots we have seen are on par with any extreme makeover. Imagine a business that uses a  telephone, fax machine, calculator, credit card machine and cash box to accept payments. We’ve got all of the capability of numerous partial solutions, plus mobile ordering and reporting capabilities. Giving business owners the power to modernize is what makes work us so hard to provide the best technology and customer service in the industry. With your help, we can show the rest of the industry everything GoPago can do. Submit your vote and let’s keep on transforming!    ...

GoPago is Honored by San Francisco Chamber of Commerce

Pictured above from left to right: Andrew Jaffe, Account Executive; Josh Bradbury, VP of Sales; Greg Jizmagian, VP of Operations, Leo Rocco, Founder & CEO; Mona Kharazmi, Community Sales Manager; Chris Lavery, Director of Finance and Inside Counsel; Vincenzo Di Nicola, Chief Architect; Carina Ost, Community Manager, Irina Lozhkina, Financial Analyst/Accountant; and Jeanne Hwang, Business Development Manager. Thursday night, we attended the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce‘s Excellence in Business Awards (the Ebbies), where we were presented with the Comcast Innovation through Technology Award.  The award recognizes technology-led business that solves a problem to increase efficiency and we were honored to be up against such reputable companies as Pinterest and Desk.com. All of the 1,200 attendees were brought together on this special night by our commitment and enthusiasm for San Francisco, local business, innovation and in rooting for the San Francisco Giants who were simultaneously playing in Game 2 of the World Series. Trust us, there were many score updates in the speeches and smartphone checking. When our CEO and Founder, Leo Rocco, went up to receive the award he reflected on the growth of our own team and our company’s very own special ties to the Giants. We’re sure you remember when  we partnered with Tim Lincecum in July, but did you know that our roots with the Giants go even further back? The “Aha Moment”  and impetus for GoPago began when Leo was at a very special Giants game in 2007, when Barry Bonds beat Hank Aaron’s home run record.  Leo missed this historical event because he was waiting in line for food and drinks. He wondered...