who we are

Jeff Foster is the Founder and CEO of Ainsworth Payments and has over 25 years of experience in payments, acquiring, issuing, and risk management for large-scale online and offline retailers as well as some of the world's largest banks. Mr. Foster has been featured in various publications, including The Wall Street Journal, Business Week and The Financial Times in addition to being a sought after speaker within the payments industry. Mr. Foster has appeared as a keynote or featured speaker around the world and has appeared on Bloomberg Television, CNN and ABC News.  

Nicholas Koustas is a partner in Ainsworth Payments and an entrepreneur and executive professional with comprehensive experience in using, developing, marketing and selling new technology across a broad range of industries. With over 15 issued patents in his name, Mr. Koustas focuses on raising capital for new and early stage companies as well as advising them post finance through his holding company, Rolling Dice Productions, Inc. Mr. Koustas oversees technology advancements for Ainsworth Payments along with generating sales of the company’s payment products across myriad industries. Mr Koustas attended University of Colorado Boulder and studied Political Science.