Peter J. Kight, Founder & Former Chairman and CEO of CheckFree Presented with Lifetime Achievement Award by TAG FinTech

Honors Given at Second Annual TAG FinTech Summit

ATLANTA, Nov. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- TAG FinTech, a society of the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG), presented Peter J. (Pete) Kight, founder and former chairman and CEO of CheckFree with a Lifetime Achievement award at the second annual TAG FinTech Summit on November 16. Kight, who keynoted the event, is considered a pioneer in financial services technology, specifically in electronic funds transfer, online banking and electronic billing and payment.

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"As a national hub for financial technology, Georgia has many fine leaders who continuously look for new ways to innovate and elevate the industry," said Tino Mantella, president and CEO of TAG. "Pete is a great example of the types of luminaries that make our technology community a place where companies can launch, grow and thrive and we are proud to present him with this lifetime achievement award for a career that has benefited both the business world and Georgia's growth in technology."

"Pete represents the entrepreneurial spirit upon which Georgia's FinTech community has thrived," said C. David Chambless, president of Abraxas Business Services and chair of the TAG FinTech society. "It was particularly interesting to hear Pete say during the Summit that moving CheckFree to Atlanta helped him position the company to become the world's dominant provider of Internet bill payment."

CheckFree was acquired by Fiserv in December 2007 and Kight serves on the Board of Directors of Fiserv, Inc. Kight founded CheckFree in 1981 with a vision of providing electronic funds transfer services to businesses and consumers. That vision expanded to building infrastructures to support new services that enable and uncomplicate the electronic movement and management of personal and business finances. Kight is co-Chairman and managing partner of The Comvest Group and serves on the Board of Directors of Akamai Technologies, Inc.

The second annual TAG FinTech Symposium brought together more than 200 senior executives, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists. For more information on the Summit visit: http://tiny.cc/FinTech2011.

About TAG FinTech

TAG FinTech was founded in 2010 to address the specific needs of companies, individuals and investors serving the financial industry both domestically and abroad. Financial technology or FinTech encompasses products, solutions, services and information providers, which drive decisions, process payments and facilitate transactions for financial institutions. Georgia FinTech company revenues are more than $34 billion annually, which places it third in the nation behind New York and California. Together, the banking, insurance and capital markets consistently spend more on technology than any other industry. For more information about FinTech, see http://www.tagonline.org/TAG-FinTech.php

About The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG)

The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) is the leading technology industry association in the state, serving more than 14,000 members and hosting over 170 events each year. TAG serves as an umbrella organization for 30 industry societies, each of which provides rich content for TAG constituents. TAG's mission is to educate, promote, and unite Georgia's technology community to foster an innovative and connected marketplace that stimulates and enhances a tech-based economy. The association provides members with access to networking and educational programs; recognizes and promotes Georgia's technology leaders and companies; and advocates for legislative action that enhances the state's economic climate for technology. Additionally, the TAG Education Collaborative (TAG's charitable arm) focuses on helping science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education initiatives thrive. For more information visit the TAG website at www.tagonline.org or TAG's community website at www.TAGthink.com. To learn about the TAG-Ed Collaborative visit http://www.tagedonline.org/.

Technology Association of Georgia
Becky Biggs
[email protected]
(404) 920-2008

SOURCE Technology Association of Georgia

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