Joe Proto became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Transactis Inc. in 2007, after nearly three decades in the billing and payments industry as a senior executive and successful entrepreneur. Prior to Transactis, he launched REMITCO, a remittance processing company, which was acquired in 2000 by First Data Corp, as well as Financial Telesis (CashFlex), which was acquired in 1992 by CoreStates, now part of Wells Fargo. Joe recently joined the Board of Directors of BillMyParents and is also an LP and Advisor in Metamorphic Ventures (focused on transactional media). Joe is a member of various financial services associations and has been a frequent speaker at conferences in the payments industry.