Vito Pagano Email Address

President and Chief Executive Officer of GettinLocal

Vito Pagano is a serial entrepreneur that has successfully developed and sold more than three companies. In 2009, Vito pioneered the merchant services auditing and consulting industry when he founded Independent Merchant Group (IMG). The software Vito and his team developed grew IMG to be the Largest Merchant Services Auditing Company in the Country (monitored in excess of $40 billion annually in Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover receivables). IMG worked with some of the largest merchants from Rolex Watch, Make A Wish Foundation to American Express Travel. IMG was acquired by PE (Private Equity) in 2016. In addition, Vito developed a real estate investment trust (REIT) . AXS Realty and Development Group successfully develops and retains residential apartment buildings throughout New York City. Currently, Vito has several residential apartment buildings within his portfolio. Vito is an investor in two restaurant groups, a merchant services start-up software company and sits on the board of directors for two non-profits. Vito and the team at GettinLocal, launched the first geo-targeted technology for in-destination discovery. Powered by GettinLocal curates the top travel sources, curates and geo-targets content so visitors have an all-in-one discovery guide. This code is white-labeled for partners, can be integrated into any existing app or a scan and go feature. Powered by GettinLocal is the largest travel aggregator in North America.