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TEMPE Tech Startup Hires New CFO
Christine Gannon • Mar 31, 2020

Jennifer Cummings joins Remitter USA with over 15 years experience, including working with privately held companies in startup, growth and turnaround situations in various industries in both public accounting and the private sector.

Jennifer Cummings

New company: Remitter USA Inc., a Tempe-based, mobile-first platform that allows banks or merchants to notify and collect from customers who are late on their payments. The communication platform uses artificial intelligence to deliver adaptive recovery experiences to creditors' customers.


Experience: She has over 15 years experience, including working with privately held companies in startup, growth and turnaround situations in various industries in both public accounting and the private sector. She is also the CFO for UChooseCars, a Scottsdale-based company that offers a hassle-free way to buy cars and finance from a smartphone. In Phoenix, she's worked at Revival Consulting, Soaren Management and Mesa Mutual. In the greater Minneapolis-Saint Paul area, she's worked at Razor Capital LLC and Absolute Resolutions Corp. She was also the owner of Cummings Accounting & Tax Services for eight years.


What they said: "Her experience, both within our industry and more broadly in accounting, finance and corporate structure, is going to be an invaluable asset as we scale our business into new states and address a more diverse clientele," Jon van Doore, Remitter founder, said in a statement. "Jennifer is also a serial founder, having been there at the beginning of multiple successful projects, helping to set them up for success and guiding their financial strategy."


SOURCE: Phoenix Business Journal

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