Our Mission: Make Issuers the Top Choice
Strivve helps card issuers compete for online payment volume and improve customer experience. Issuers see immediate transaction growth and 8–10x ROI. As owner of the Top of Wallet® trademark, Strivve protects card usage and drives Top of Wallet® status across the cardholder journey, boosting transaction volume in multiple ways.
Our Founders' Frustration Sparked Vision for Better Card Experiences
After another successful startup exit, Dave Pool and Chris Hopen kept running into the same frustrations with their payment cards—from everyday cardholder hassles to early chip failures that forced constant replacements. In conversations with issuers, they learned that only 11–12% of cards actually last until expiration, annual turnover runs 30–35%, and updating cards on file takes an average of 9.5 minutes (Visa). With online commerce booming, they saw a major opportunity.
Today, Strivve leads the market in payment card automation, powering solutions across hundreds of online payment sites. Its technology is used by banks, credit unions, and issuer processors serving millions of cardholders.
Funded by
industry-leaders.
We are fortunate to be backed by the best investors, namely our customers and partners — powered with growth capital from Internet and FinTech pioneers combined with Credit Union and CUSO Investors through Strivve CUSO LLC.
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Our Team
Chris Hopen
CEO & Co-Founder
Luke Saban
COO / CFO
Gary Tomlinson
Principal Technologist
Chemira Medappa
Principal Engineer
Arne Gaenz
VP Customer Success
Bryan Sauve
Product Management
Praveen Kumar
Engineering VP
Chris Harvey
Engineer
Kay Ehni
Engineer
Robert Bowen
Engineer
Kris Bratvold
Engineer
Board of Directors
Advisory Board
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