Steve Capps Named PayNearMe’s First-Ever Fellow, Pioneering Advances in the Customer Payment Experience
Iconic Silicon Valley engineer ushered in a new era of payments innovation while creating one of the most reliable, scalable and easy-to-use mobile payments experiences in the industry
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 20, 2023 – PayNearMe, a fast-growing fintech company radically improving the customer payment experience, named the company’s Chief Innovator, Steve Capps, as the first PayNearMe Fellow. This distinguished recognition acknowledges Steve’s, known to all as “Capps,” pivotal role in designing the PayNearMe Platform’s user interface (UI) and ushering in a new era of payments experience innovation.
“It is an honor to be named the first PayNearMe Fellow,” said Capps. “I am fortunate to be able to create products I love while being surrounded by great friends and talented engineers.”
“Capps always keeps the focus on the user and is known for his ability to make complex things simple. He did this at Apple and Microsoft, and he has done it again at PayNearMe by designing the most easy-to-use mobile payments experience in the industry,” said CEO Danny Shader, PayNearMe.
Capps’ passion for UI started during his early work with Apple, a company revered for its clean, user-friendly interface. This recognition adds to an impressive list of credentials held by Capps, including being named an Apple Fellow and Microsoft Distinguished Engineer.
Capps has an innate ability to visualize and problem solve, aiding in his proficiency to invent new products through quick prototyping. He holds more than 65 patents that span hardware, software, music and toys.
“Capps is a big proponent of rapid prototyping.” said Michael Tibbott, SVP Engineering, PayNearMe. “When our product managers ask for a new feature, he often codes it overnight. He thinks in code so the prototypes are not mockups; they are working code.”
“I frequently describe Capps as being innately driven to code in the same way musicians are compelled to compose. It simply flows out of him.”
-Michael Tibbott, SVP Engineering, PayNearMe
Capps joined PayNearMe in 2009, and as a PayNearMe Fellow he will continue his work as Chief Innovator, guiding the engineering team in its mission to make payments easy and convenient for everyone, while helping to build a lasting legacy of talented, passionate engineers.
About PayNearMe
PayNearMe develops technology that drives better payment experiences for businesses and their customers. Our modern, flexible and reliable platform helps businesses increase customer engagement, improve operational efficiency and drive down the total cost of accepting payments. PayNearMe enables more ways to pay by offering all major payment types and channels in a single platform.
PayNearMe today processes a wide range of payment types including Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Venmo, cards and ACH, and has enabled cash payments through our proprietary cash network since 2009. PayNearMe cash payments are accepted at more than 40,000 retail locations in the U.S. including participating 7-Eleven®, Walmart®, Family Dollar®, Casey’s General Stores® and ACE Cash Express®, among others.
Thousands of businesses partner with PayNearMe to manage the end-to-end customer payment experience in industries such as Consumer Finance, Property Management, Insurance, Healthcare, Legal Services, Transportation and iGaming and Sports Betting.
To learn more about PayNearMe, please visit www.paynearme.com. Follow PayNearMe on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. The PayNearMe service is operated by PayNearMe MT, Inc., a licensed money transmitter.
