Advising with Empathy and Expertise

  • Jim Battista

    Managing Partner

    Jim is recognized as a leader in the payments industry with hundreds of completed transactions and consulting projects for MAPP clients. Prior to starting MAPP, Jim founded and successfully exited two companies and has been recognized multiple times on the Inc 500 list.

  • Alexander Renzi

    Managing Partner

    Alexander is a seasoned fintech and payments executive. Before joining MAPP, he founded and sold businesses in the ecommerce, lending, and payments industries. Alexander has an MBA from The Wharton School and B.S. in Economics from Northwestern University.

  • Anthony Calorossi

    Senior Vice President

    Anthony is a payments operations and compliance expert. Prior to joining MAPP, he held senior positions at several of the top merchant acquirers and integrated payments groups. Anthony is a Certified Payments Professional (CPP) and leads MAPP’s Portfolio Optimization division.

  • Gretchen Bender

    Senior Vice President

    Gretchen is a proven sales and business leader in merchant acquiring and integrated payments. Before MAPP, she served as the SVP of Payfac and ISO Partnerships at FIS, overseeing growth of the channel. Gretchen provides strategic advisory across the payments ecosystem.

  • Lance McCord

    Senior Vice President

    Lance is a payments executive with over 30 years of M&A experience. Previously, he served as SVP of ISO at FIS and CFO of Merchant Segment at Vantiv with a focus on valuations and acquisitions. Lance is a licensed CPA.

  • Aimee DuCasse

    Marketing Director

    Aimee is a fintech marketing professional. She manages client communications and marketing strategies for the firm and select clients. Aimee hosts industry events and is a member of the Board of Directors for the Merchant Acquirers’ Committee (MAC).

  • Danny Ferens

    Senior Associate

    Danny is a Senior Associate on the MAPP investment banking team. Before MAPP, he worked for the Software & Services team at Macquarie Group. Danny graduated from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he received a B.S. in Economics.

  • Kirstyn Marsh

    Analyst

    Kirstyn is an Analyst on the MAPP investment banking team. Before MAPP, she worked for Bravaldo Capital Advisors, working on a variety of transaction and advisory services for lower middle market companies. Kirstyn received both her MS and BS in Finance from Florida State University.

  • Mohamad Kassim

    Senior Data Analyst

    Mohamad is a Senior Data Analyst at MAPP. Before MAPP, he worked for NMI (formerly IRIS CRM) as a data analyst and residual specialist. Mohamad graduated from Queens College, where he received B.A. in Economics and minor in Computer Science.

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