In this position, Elderts will be responsible for expanding the company's efforts in positioning their full range of end-to-end mPOS solutions and field-proven EMV solutions to independent sales organizations.

Prior to joining AnywhereCommerce, Elderts led sales teams for several industry-leading organizations including VeriFone, where he drove ISO engagements as its national sales manager for ISO sales. He also served as vice president of sales for TASQ, and most recently worked with Dejavoo, an innovative provider of POS solutions. Elderts was also a founding member of the Western States Acquirers Association where he held leadership positions for more than six years.

"Ken's proven success in working with ISOs will bring tremendous value to our company, and our ability to serve the ISO community," said William Nichols, chief executive officer for AnywhereCommerce. "We welcome Ken to the team, and look forward to bringing the stability, flexibility and affordability of our hardware, software, and gateway services to a rapidly changing market."

"2015 is a critical year in the payments sector as we begin to focus on the tactical rollout of EMV across the US," said Elderts. "AnywhereCommerce has taken the lead in creating a broad menu of services that make it easy for ISOs to deliver customized solutions that are EMV-certified and field-proven. We are committed to helping ISOs and acquirers make the transition to EMV seamlessly, and cost effectively."

AnywhereCommerce products are recognized worldwide for quality and reliability, and are in use throughout numerous global markets. The company provides EMVCo certified and PCI compliant end-to-end payment acceptance solutions through its AnywhereCommerce mSuite™ product line as well as a robust customization environment supported with the CorePay Opened SDK, field-proven APIs, international gateway, and a broad range of software and hardware customization options.