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Tom Villante

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Chairman & CEO | Founder at YapStone
📍 Santa Monica, California, United States

Tom Villante is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of YapStone, a fintech company specializing in payment solutions for marketplaces. A Princeton University graduate, he leveraged his prior experience as an investment banker and private equity partner to build YapStone, which now processes billions in payments annually for industries like real estate.

Outside of YapStone, Tom is an active angel and real estate investor. He has a passion for philanthropy, having served on the boards of local schools and charitable organizations. He is also a member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO).

The idea for YapStone originated during a poker game, inspired by a conversation about creating a scalable payments company to replace paper checks in niche markets.

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Experience
26 Years
Current Role
Chairman & CEO | Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Santa Monica, California, United States
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Fintech Innovation
As the founder of YapStone, he has over two decades of experience building payment platforms for global marketplaces and large vertical markets.
Property Management Tech
His company focuses heavily on the rental and real estate market, and he has shown interest in collaboration tools specifically for property managers.
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Career

Work history

11-1999
Chairman & CEO | Founder
YapStone
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Media appearances

How Tom Villante Grew YapStone to $20B+ in Payment Volume [podcast]. Featured in Single Grain
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Tom Villante: YapStone Co-Founder, Fintech Executive, and Biography. Featured in Mingley.net
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Education
1985 - 1989
BA
Princeton University
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Harrison High School
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