BlackLine was born out of a philosophy that, as payments, technology, and regulation become more intertwined, a new kind of consulting firm was needed. Our team consists of industry experts with a broad and diverse skillset, to meet the needs of our rapidly changing industry.
Our Approach
Our mission is to provide creative, cutting edge solutions for our clients with steadfast commitment to quality and integrity. As a result, BlackLine can provide you with unique, value-added insights into any facet of the fintech industry.
Meet Our Team
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Howard Herndon
Managing Director
Howard is a managing director and a founder of BlackLine. A lawyer by profession, Howard has deep managerial experience on both the legal and business sides of the electronic payments space, which he uses to help clients structure payments strategies, find strategic partners, and evaluate opportunities.
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Rob Ayers
Director
Rob is a payments and remittance industry veteran, providing sage guidance on regulatory issues, including money transmitter licensure and MSB registration. He assists clients ranging from third-party payment processors to cryptocurrency firms.
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Kim Dallin
Director
Kim has over twenty years of experience across the payments industry, previously serving as a relationship manager for companies as varied as startups, independents sales organizations, and large payments acquiring banks.
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Patrick Moran
Director
Pat Moran is a co-founder of BlackLine. He has a strong background in payment processing and works predominantly on the merchant acquiring side of the value chain. He also provides expert witness services in payments-related proceedings.
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Brandi Reynolds
Director
Brandi Reynolds, CAMS-Audit, has extensive experience in the financial services industry delivering efficient and effective solutions in compliance program development, monitoring, testing, and training relating to federal consumer protection laws and regulations and anti-money laundering laws.
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Courtney Rogers Perrin
Director
Courtney has over a decade of experience in the legal and financial sectors, working on numerous high-profile cases. She now uses that background to assist clients appealing data breach fines and to spearhead BlackLine’s marketing and business development efforts.
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John Romer
Director, Merchant Services
John has worked in the payment processing industry for more than 30 years and is a leading industry expert with a strong background in merchant payments and payment product management. He specializes in merchant-acquiring payment strategy, product development and product management.
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Sherry Seetram
Director
Sherry Seetram utilizes over 15 years of experience in business strategy and operations in the merchant acquiring and payments processing landscape. Sherry focuses on merchant acquisition and other revenue generating initiatives, including designing retention strategies.
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BlackLine is on the road and in the press, as thought leaders in the fintech industry. Click below to learn more about our publications, past and upcoming speaking engagements, and views on the industry.
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BlackLine is always looking to add quality candidates. Email us to learn more about what opportunities exist.