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About Us
Expertise that drives success
A Letter From the Founder
At Merchant Resource Group, our mission is to boost online sales and revenue for over 10,000 internet merchants and agency partners. With over 25 years in payment processing, we transform websites into thriving web stores. We are Everything Behind the Buy Button.
Our permission-based email marketing engine enhances ROAS and sales efficiency. Pioneering the industry's first all-in-one, privacy-focused payments and data ecosystem, MRG leverages its data network to identify bounced visitors and bring them back to complete their transactions.
Sincerely,
Peter
Peter Damato
Founder of MRG
Our Story
To date, we have sold over 50,000 merchant accounts and worked with some of the most credible brands.
1998
Co-Founded Cardservice international NetCommerce, acquired by iPayment in 2002.
2004
Founded InternetMerchant.com, acquired by PowerPay/EVO in 2009
2012
Launched AcceptSafe, acquired by UnitedWeb
2020
MRG acquires PersonLink and launches Persistent.ID to address digital marketing that our merchants need to succeed, increasing sales and average ticket per sale with email marketing.
2024
Developed and actively optimizing Intentwave, our all-in-one SaaS MarTech platform to integrate full-funnel sales and marketing tools. We provide top-tier automation, real-time insights, and a revenue-driven ecosystem, driving conversions and scaling with precision.
1998
Spawned from Peter's days at Microsoft, Merchant Resource Group (MRG) was founded on the simple principle that small businesses should be able to leverage tech without having to learn it.
1999
Co-Founded AmeriMerchant, the larget cash adcancec payments company lending over $1B to small business since its inception. Acquired by Capify in 2003.
2007
Founded iPayment USA, acquired by PaySafe
2018
Joint venture with Deluxe Corporation building a $10M+ book of business within 2 years
2021
MRG strategically invested in Convesio and Klickly to fuel a dynamic, high-performing martech ecosystem with advanced auto-scaling infrastructure and AI-driven commerce solutions
Our Solution
MRG empowers industry leading companies with our suite of technology, creating meaningful sales funnel, marketing and identity / data solutions.
We guide our Startup Accelerator Network all the way from scale to sale and focus on increasing enterprise value.
Step 1: Uncover the Problem
Step 2: Construct action plan
Step 3: Implement Tailored solution
Step 4: Accelerate Growth
Meet the Team
Contact Us
Address: 240 Devonshire Street, Boston MA
Phone: 781-205-0703
Peter Damato
President / Acting CRO
Suresh Sharma
CTO
Camille Anderson
Head of Partnerships
Dalton MacKinnon
Director of Sales
Silvia Zheng
Director of Marketing
Kateri Forte
Executive Assistant
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