Steven Lemma

Over the course of his career in the credit card processing and merchant services sector, Steven Lemma has built a strong record of leadership, earning accolades from clients and colleagues alike for his work. Following the receipt of his degree in Business Administration from Clackamas Community College in 2004, Lemma launched a diversified career in sales, merchant services, and real estate.

A few years later, Steven Lemma discovered his niche in online credit card processing services and joined with fellow entrepreneur Mike Robirds to form Securus Payments. Based in Portland, Oregon, Lemma and Robirds quickly grew Securus Payments from its original office, which doubled as a kitchen counter, into a scalable, full-service merchant card processing operation with clients in the United States and Canada. In its first year of business alone, Steven Lemma orchestrated consistent revenue increases of 20 percent each month for Securus Payments, which now maintains a comfortable position in the top 10 percent of all card processing firms nationwide. As a further testament to the work of Chief Executive Officer Steven Lemma and his management team, Securus Payments employs more than 150 professionals, moves toward greater expansion in Latin America, and enjoys an A- rating and accreditation from the Better Business Bureau.

Since the company's inception, Steven Lemma has positioned Securus Payments as a leader in the card processing and merchant services industry, offering a full range of products and services at highly attractive rates. With a goal to provide best-in-class service, rates, Internet processing rates, and mail and phone order rates, Lemma and Securus Payments set a new industry standard in value, assisting businesses of all sizes to grow. In addition, Securus Payments offers free American Express and check processing setup with no application fee and an approval time of 12 to 24 hours. More information on Steven Lemma’s work at Securus Payments is available through the company website.