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Executive Suite: Interview with Planet Payment founder Philip Beck

12/21/09

Source: Newsday.com

Americans traveling abroad may welcome the sight of the familiar dollar sign—making it easier to understand how much they are spending.

At a hotel in Hong Kong or India, says Planet Payment founder Philip Beck, “if you get the opportunity to pay in U.S. dollars, those transactions may be coming back to our systems in the United States.”

Beck’s company, founded in 1999, is based at a former restaurant site in Long Beach. “Some of the world’s largest banks and processors are using a relatively small company headquartered in Long Island for their mission-critical activity,” he says.

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