Leo Townsend, President of International Payment Solutions, LLC, has been involved with international finances since 1981. A former stockbroker and host of his own radio show "Capital Defense" that was broadcast on "WVON" talk radio in Chicago. Mr. Townsend began International Payment Solutions, LLC as a way for small to medium sized businesses to gain direct access to some of the world's largest processing banks. Mr. Townsend also served as a resident expert on "The Stock Market Observer", a regionally syndicated television show during the 1990's. A former options trader on the C.B.O.E., Mr. Townsend is an astute observer of interest rate markets, which has translated well to the Bankcard and Electronic Funds Transfers industry. By using his finance background and superior relationship skills he has forged an alliance with the premier processing banks in the world, the primary reason merchants choose International Payment Solutions, LLC.