who we are

Leslie Backus, all things customer experience, is an experienced trade finance executive that is an expert in leading the design, implementation and management of supply chain finance (SCF), dynamic discounting and virtual card programs for middle market and multi-national organizations across a variety of growth industries.

She has a successful track record of accomplishment in exceeding revenue growth and cash flow targets while enhancing client relationships. Leslie has been an influential contributor to the building, growth and success of FinTech-based companies that include General Motors Acceptance Corporation Commercial Finance (GMACCF), PrimeRevenue, Inworks Servicing, Supplier Success and VSPIRE.

John Chandy, all things technical, recently left his position as the Head of eCommerce Technology at First Data and has formerly held various CTO and software technology development titles at Acculynk, FTRANS Corp., CoreCard Software, Inc. and Opus Software Solutions.

He is an innovative Chief Technology Officer with experience from startup to industry leader with a proven ability to deliver high quality complex SaaS products. His extensive experience includes building high performance teams, cloud-based service solutions, microservices, data science and AI services, mobile solutions and API infrastructure.

Haddy, all things operations, manages business operations and business enablement across the globe. She is tasked with the identification, analysis, underwriting, mitigation and evaluation of the firm’s business.

Prior to joining BigCart, she joined Now Account shortly after its founding and built the credit and operations teams from the ground up. As the Vice President of Credit, she led a talented team of Risk and Operations professionals dedicated to helping small and mid-sized businesses grow fearlessly. Previously she was Senior Underwriter and Credit Analyst at FTRANS Corp. During her 6 years at FTRANS, she played a vital role in creating risk models and in developing and maintaining an internal receivables management system, underwrote and managed asset-based loans, and managed credit risk on all accounts.

Haddy is also the Founder and CEO of Elev8 Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization that helps provide educational, health, and financial resources to children and related benefits to mothers in underserved communities in the US and abroad. Elev8 operates with a mission of ensuring that every child in these communities flourishes in a safe environment, with adequate and affordable access to quality education and health services. Prior to starting the foundation, she volunteered with the Cobb County Juvenile Court in Georgia as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA).

Haddy received a BA in French Language and International Business with a minor in Finance from Georgia State University and an MBA from University of Phoenix.

Jim Walker, all things strategy, is a recognized thought leader in payments technology, supply chain financing and healthcare. As SVP at BillGO, he is responsible for strategy and growth of Biller Solutions. Jim was co-founder of Inworks Servicing where he led the formation, growth and sale of the healthcare payments automation company to a private equity owned fintech.

He has co-founded several other technology companies, including Medicinebow Technologies and Upright Systems, and he was the National Director of Channel Development at Intel.

Matt White was appointed CFO and Corporate Secretary of Intelligent Systems in 2019 with responsibility for financial and SEC reporting, legal and contract matters, corporate governance and due diligence. Prior to this role, he was CFO of CoreCard Software, Inc., Intelligent Systems' principal operating business. White remains as the CFO for CoreCard, functioning in a dual capacity on both the corporate and subsidiary management teams.

Prior to joining CoreCard, he was a Senior Director at Equifax, having held various positions in accounting and SEC reporting while at the company. Previously, Matt worked in an SEC reporting role at Humana and was a Senior Manager in the audit practice at Deloitte. Matt is a graduate of Transylvania University with a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting and a Masters in Accounting from the University of Georgia, he is also a Certified Public Accountant.

Clay Capps, Investor & Adviser, is a non-practicing tax attorney that specializes in the development and administration of risk finance programs for companies. Clay was one of the principal authors of the Georgia captive legislation and regulations.

He previously served as president of Sanford-Bodden, LLC, as senior director in the insurance advisory group at Alverez & Marsal and as a corporate, financial institutions and taxation attorney.

Daniel Friel, Adviser, has 40+ years of experience in the financial services sector. He previously founded Bank of America’s Strategic Alliances and Investments group with numerous notable early-stage venture equity investments.

Bob Williams, Adviser, is Chairman & CEO of Vengroff Williams Inc. Founded in 1963, with over $15 billion under its management, VWi is a leading business-solution provider relied upon by more than 2,000 global clients.