Aliant Payment Systems, an international leader in merchant services and credit card processing, has added to its roster of industry veterans with the recent hiring of Kevin Carroll as Vice President of Partner Development.

Originally from Bergenfield, New Jersey, Kevin will work at the company?s Fort Lauderdale headquarters and focus on recruiting and networking with experienced independent sales organizations (ISO?s) and agents in the payment industry to grow Aliant?s portfolio.

Kevin joins Aliant from Bank of America Merchant Services, where he was a dedicated Account Manager for one of the largest restaurant franchises in the world. Prior to Bank of America Merchant Services, Kevin worked at First Data Corporation, starting out as a National Account Executive for Chase Merchant Services. In 2002, Kevin trained for the ISO Program, supporting the ISO/MSP?s for Chase Merchant Services, now known as Chase Paymentech.? When First Data and Chase Payment parted ways in 2008, he went back to First Data and continued his focus on training and support for the First Data Independent Sales Channel, now known as Ignite Payments.

In his spare time Kevin enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, hiking, jogging and being in good company. Please join us in welcoming him to the Aliant family!