AI Magazine Issue 10 2018

Acquisition International - Issue 10 2018 53 Allied Wallet is one of the leading providers of payment processing, making it simple for people to start their own businesses and offer their products and services to the world. Recently, the firm were selected in the 2018 Global Excellence Awards where they were righteously awarded the accolade Online Payment Platform of the Year 2018. On the back of this win, we spoke with Allied Wallet’s CEO and Founder Dr. Andy Khawaja to discover more about his firm and explore the secrets behind its incredible success. irstly, please can you give us a brief overview of Allied Wallet and the services that you provide to your clients. “Offering a one-stop-shop solution thanks our vast experience and expertise in the e-commerce space, here at Allied Wallet we work with a wide range of clients, from start-ups through to large multinational enterprises. “As a company, we provide payment services across the board and that’s the beauty of Allied Wallet. It’s an all-in-one solution. Clients don’t have to work with six or seven companies and take months and many hours out of their schedule to integrate them all. We can give our clients everything they need to accept payments online, offline, and even help them manage pay-outs.” As for Allied Wallet’s commitment to value, can you tell us how your firm is able to stand apart from your competitors? “In the competitive e-commerce space, Allied Wallet differentiates itself because we put our merchants first and make sure they are always taken care of. Additionally, we offer all the different payment options and solutions/services that a merchant could want or need. We do it all under the same roof and keep the entire operation simple for them to accept payments. It just makes sense. We offer a better experience at great rates, which is what marks us out as the best possible option.” Congratulations on being selected in Acquisition Intl’s 2018 Global Excellence Awards as the Online Payment Platform of the Company: Allied Wallet Website: www.alliedwallet.com AlliedWallet Wins Award as # 1 Online Payment Platformof the Year F 1810AI09 Year 2018, how does it feel to have received this honour? “It is a great honour to have been selected as the Online Payment Platform of the Year 2018. This win, I believe, is true testimony which is very much based upon my teams’ hard work and skills, and so, I am extremely thrilled and happy that we have been awarded this accolade by Acquisition Intl Magazine.” As for your team, you mentioned that they played a significant role in the success of the firm, please would you be able to explain what the internal culture is like within Allied Wallet? “Offering such an array of high-quality services would be impossible without a professional, dedicated workforce. Though we’ve expanded so much since our start, I’ve worked hard to keep our family culture and core values alive. I want every day to be rewarding as we work from the heart. In my opinion, happy employees lead to happy customers. Providing a comfortable, positive environment keeps our team happy and enables us to create and innovate. “When it comes to building our team, we look for innovative thinkers and dedicated professionals who can enhance our culture and best serve our clients. We want people that will work from the heart and actually share our passion for what we are doing here. When it comes to clients, we look for companies with great ideas and forward- thinking e-commerce tactics, as they are the future of business. By working with these types of people we are able to build upon our success.” Lastly, looking ahead to what the future holds, what do you envision for Allied Wallet? “E-commerce is growing every day in every region, which is great for us because all online businesses need a safe way to accept payment. Everyone who shops online wants to securely buy their products, and the firm aim to be there for them.” “...we look for companies with great ideas and forward-thinking e-commerce tactics, as they are the future of business.”