William Stapleton

About William Stapleton

William Stapleton began his career as an unpaid intern at Salomon Brothers during college. After graduation, he was recruited by Morgan Stanley Private Bank to work in private banking in New York. He later joined JPMorgan Chase, where he contributed to building what is now known as the Chase Private Client program. After approximately seven years in private banking and advisory roles, he transitioned to entrepreneurship. He founded PayFacto, a credit card processing company based in Montreal, which was sold to Visa in 2019 at an estimated valuation of $300 million. Following this exit, he founded Iron Rock Payments, where he currently serves as President and CEO.

Stapleton states he began working at age 14 to support himself and build financial responsibility. He attended Long Beach Wilson Classical High School in Long Beach, California, where he played varsity baseball and water polo. He graduated with honors near the top of his class. He then attended California State University, Long Beach, where he pursued a double major in Rhetorical Theory and Global Economics. He states he graduated top of his class with full honors in 2006.

Iron Rock Payments, founded by Stapleton in 2012, is a credit card processing company. The company has been recognized as an Inc. 5000 company and employs 15 people. Stapleton is based in Frisco, Texas.