Simplifying Receivables Management

Shai Stern is currently the co-chairman and CEO of CheckAlt, the largest independent provider of treasury and lockbox solutions. He led CheckAlt’s acquisitions of ERAS from Diebold, Inc. in 2014 and Klik from MUFG Union Bank in 2016.

 

Mr. Stern currently serves on the board of Bankjoy and was a lead investor at Double Beam, Inc., leading the company through multiple rounds of financing and scaling to growth, having originated its 2013 acquisition of Gopago from JPMorgan, and led Double Beam’s successful sale to Verifone. Mr. Stern previously served as CEO and co-chairman of Vintage Filings, a New York-based EDGAR filing firm, through November 2011.

Mr. Stern co-founded Vintage Filings in 2002, which was later acquired by PR Newswire in 2007. Mr. Stern also previously served as co-chairman of Vcorp Services, which was sold to Wolters Kluwer in 2016. He currently serves as Chairman of Vstock Transfer and Vcheck Global.

Tony LoPresti’s impressive professional career spans 34 years in the financial services industry. Prior to joining CheckAlt in 2022 as Chief Financial Officer, Tony spent 17 years at JP Morgan Chase in a variety of financial and business management positions, most recently as Executive Director of Financial Management for the Corporate Investment Bank Payments Operations and Technology organizations, as well as Client Onboarding. Prior to JP Morgan, Tony spent 17 years with Prudential Securities, the former brokerage unit of Prudential Financial. During his career, Tony has held various senior management positions across Planning and Analysis, Product Finance, and Financial and Business Management, overseeing global finance organizations across the US, Asia, UK, India, and the Philippines.

Tony is a graduate of the University of New Haven, with BA in Accounting and was a 2-sport scholarship athlete. He and his wife live in Montgomery Township, New Jersey and have two children. Tony dedicates much of his time to charity works with the Order of Malta, and enjoys gourmet cooking and entertaining, playing golf, and attending Penn State football games with family and friends.

Patrick Law is a seasoned executive with over 26 years of expertise in banking and payments, who currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer at CheckAlt. Throughout his career, Patrick has been an advocate for client-centric service and operational excellence. His experience spans various leadership roles, including Operations Chief of Fiserv’s Banking Division where he led a team of 2,000 in serving over 6,500 financial institutions. He also held significant roles as COO of Elan Financial Services and Director of Operations at ACS-ATM Service Solutions.

At CheckAlt, Patrick is spearheading initiatives to enhance client experiences through innovative solutions. His focus is on seamlessly bridging the divide between digital and physical payments through CheckAlt’s suite of products, including APIs, remote deposit capture, lockbox and electronic lockbox, and an integrated receivables platform. His nimble and creative thinking is essential in addressing clients' needs in a rapidly evolving financial landscape.

Outside of CheckAlt, Patrick is deeply involved in veteran advocacy, serving as advisor to the CEO and Founder of Defenders of Freedom, having previously served as Chairman of their Board, and as a leader on Fiserv’s Veterans Council. He holds an MBA from the University of Dallas.

Rachel Book joined CheckAlt as Chief People Officer in January 2022. With more than 20 years in Human Resources and Talent Acquisition, Rachel brings a wealth of knowledge and experience designing and implementing inclusive and effective people practices that result in high-performing organizations and cultures. Prior to joining CheckAlt, Rachel held a variety of leadership and practitioner roles across multiple industries; spearheading talent acquisition and diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies at Stryker, Fidelity Investments, Bloomberg LP, and AT&T.

Rachel has been recognized for her transformational leadership and innovative ideas. She uses data and insights to streamline and reinvent practices and processes to align with the increasing speed of innovation and ever-changing dynamics and demographics of employees and customers. Her pragmatic and results-oriented approach has led to increased employer brand recognition, reduced cost of hire, enhanced employee engagement, and expanded workforce diversity. Throughout her career, Rachel has had unique opportunities to lead within White House sponsored initiatives on skills-focused and military veteran hiring and she developed career programs to ease the transition for women returning to the workforce after extended career breaks. Rachel is a sought-after advisor and speaker on talent topics. She was featured in Entrepreneur.com's list of Ten Powerful Women Leaders of HR and her thought leadership has been highlighted in Thrive Global, CNBC, Fox Business television and podcast, FinancialPlanning.com, and other financial and recruitment publications.

Rachel received a Master's degree in Industrial Organizational Psychology from Harvard University and earned a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Thomas Edison State University. She holds several Global Human Resources certifications and is a continuous learner and contributor of leading practices and trends. Rachel resides in Northern New Jersey with her husband and their two teenage sons. As a family, they love to travel, give back to their community, and seek to achieve a thoughtful integration of work, school, and life.