Where Better Payment Infrastructure Begins

Payments can get complicated as a business grows. Reliant gives businesses the technology and infrastructure to manage money movement with less friction. Our platform supports secure payments and helps businesses meet the demands of regulated financial services. The result is a payment setup that is easier to manage today and built to support what comes next.

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Company Overview

The Infrastructure Behind Better Payment Operations

Reliant is a regulated financial technology company that helps businesses manage payments. Our platform brings payment technology and compliance together in one place. This gives businesses a simpler way to handle money movement.

Whether you need to send payments or receive funds, Reliant provides the infrastructure to support your payment operations. We keep things straightforward so you can spend less time dealing with payment complexity and more time running your business.

Our Mission

Building Better Infrastructure for Regulated Payments

Our mission is to make regulated payments easier for businesses to manage. Payments can involve different requirements, systems, and processes. We believe the technology supporting them should make those challenges easier to handle.

Reliant builds payment infrastructure with compliance at the center. We help businesses manage their payment needs through technology designed for secure and reliable money movement.

Our Approach

The Right Foundation for Every Payment Program

Good payment infrastructure needs more than good technology. It also needs the right licenses and a team that understands the industry. Reliant brings these pieces together to support regulated money movement.

Our technology helps businesses manage payment operations. Our licensing supports regulated payments. Our team brings years of payment industry experience. Together, these give businesses a solid foundation for their payment programs.

Our Origin

Where the Reliant Story Began

Reliant started with a clear need. Businesses needed a better way to manage money movement while meeting regulatory requirements. Payment operations could be difficult to handle as programs grew.

That need shaped how Reliant was built. We focused on creating payment infrastructure that makes these processes easier to manage. Over time, Reliant has grown into a platform that supports businesses across different industries and payment needs.

Today

Multi-Vertical Embedded Fintech

Today, Reliant helps businesses manage payment needs across different industries. Our platform gives businesses the tools and infrastructure to build payments into the way they work. It also supports the compliance needs that come with regulated money movement.

Payment needs keep changing. Reliant continues to improve its technology and expand its capabilities to keep up. The focus is simple: give businesses a reliable way to manage payments as they grow.

Company History

15+ Years Building Payment Infrastructure

2009
Reliant Was Founded as RAM

Reliant began as RAM and laid the groundwork for its work in regulated payments.

2009
2010
A Changing Industry Brings New Challenges

Changes to the TSR rules reshape the payments industry and create new challenges for businesses.

2010
2019
Westshore Capital Joins RAM

Westshore Capital invests in RAM and supports the company as it continues to grow.

2019
Sep, 2019
The Licensing Journey Begins

RAM starts expanding its licensing footprint to support payment activity in more states.

Sep, 2019
2020
Building a Wider Licensing Network

The company continues to grow its money transmission licenses and strengthen its regulatory foundation.

2020
2020
ACH Adds Another Path for Payments

ACH settlement payments give Reliant another way to support payment programs and creditor relationships.

2020
2022
Reaching More Markets

Reliant continues to expand its state licensing coverage and reach more businesses across the country.

2022
March, 2025
Entering the Digital Asset Space

Reliant adds infrastructure to support payment programs involving digital assets.

March, 2025
March, 2025
RAMFi® Platform Announced

RAMFi® is introduced as Reliant’s platform for supporting modern payment and financial technology programs.

March, 2025
Oct, 2025
Expanding Enterprise Disbursements
Oct, 2025
Dec, 2025
Reaching 45 State Licenses

Reliant expands its regulatory footprint to 45 state money transmitter licenses.

Dec, 2025
2026
Continuing to Build

Reliant keeps expanding its technology and infrastructure to support new payment needs and business models.

2026

Reliant has spent more than 15 years building payment infrastructure. Along the way, the company has expanded its licenses, technology, and payment capabilities. Each step has helped shape the platform Reliant offers today.

The People Behind the Platform

Reliant is led by people with experience in payments, financial services, compliance, technology, and business operations. Our leadership team understands the work that goes into building and managing regulated payment programs. Their experience helps guide Reliant as we build better ways for businesses to manage money movement.

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David Simon

President

Jennie Dai

Chief Financial Officer

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Jim Button

General Counsel & Chief Risk and Compliance Officer

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Sara Paquette

EVP of Client Relations

Brady Mullis

EVP of Technology and Innovation

Jared Mermey

Chief Strategy Officer

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Ryan Riddle

VP of Operations

Aleah Heath

VP of Strategic Growth

Evan Owens

VP of Sales, New Verticals & Digital Assets

Michael Flynn

VP of Revenue Growth and Data Analysis

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Ryan Hartman

Director of Marketing and Communication