Overview
Kara works with owners, CFOs, and finance and accounting managers at businesses of any size and industry, seeking simple ways to reduce operating costs and enhance profitability. She has helped clients ranging from single-location dental practices to multi-million dollar retailers. While Kara mainly serves companies currently accepting credit cards and other forms of electronic payment, she also thoroughly enjoys helping businesses improve cash flow by expanding their payment options to accept credit cards and other forms of electronic payment for the very first time.
As a self-described fee detective, Kara loves decoding merchant statements, uncovering hidden fees, and creating savings. When merchants see just how much money they can save, it makes her day!
Experience
She specializes in creating savings and expanding payment options for merchants. Kara provides complementary merchant statement reviews for businesses of all sizes to identify opportunities for savings on credit card processing fees and other improved efficiencies in Treasury operations. Through consultative conversations, she educates and advises on industry-specific payment trends to recommend a platform that best fits her clients’ needs while providing best-in-class pricing. During merchant statement reviews, she regularly uncovers savings of 10% to 60% of credit card processing fees.
Education & Affiliations
Kara graduated cum laude from the University of Alabama with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Information Sciences.
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