NEW YORK, Feb. 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- CAN Capital, the leading player in alternative small business finance, announced today the appointment of Aman Verjee as Chief Financial Officer. In this role, Verjee will lead the finance and accounting teams as CAN Capital continues its rapid growth in the category. He will be based at the company's New York headquarters, reporting to Daniel DeMeo, Chief Executive Officer of CAN Capital.

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"We're excited to have a leader such as Aman joining our team," said Daniel DeMeo, Chief Executive Officer. "Aman has successfully led finance teams at high-growth, entrepreneurial companies like ours. He has a substantial background in corporate finance and experience in the digital marketplace, which is especially important to our strategy."

Verjee comes to CAN Capital with 15 years of experience in a broad range of industries, including digital advertising, ecommerce, consumer electronics, and financial technology. Most recently, he was the CFO of Collective, Inc., a leading advertising technology platform that uses big data science to connect brands to their audiences with high-impact experiences. Prior to that, he was the CFO at Sonos, which builds wireless sound systems.

Verjee spent six years at PayPal, in a variety of finance roles overseeing financial planning and analysis, customer analytics and strategy, and helping to build the company from its earliest stages into a leader in payment processing and financial services. He also served as the CFO for eBay Marketplaces, North America, where he managed the company's strategy, product analytics, marketing analytics, and finance teams. Earlier in his career he held positions at Lehman Brothers and McKinsey & Company.

"I am glad to be joining CAN Capital at an exciting time in its growth and development," said Verjee. "CAN Capital is breaking through with growth in its channels, offers, and technology. I'm looking forward to working with the leadership team to continue making capital available for small businesses."

Verjee is a graduate of Stanford University, and holds a law degree from Harvard University. He is currently the Chairman of the Board of the Stanford Review.

About CAN Capital
CAN Capital, Inc., established in 1998, is the pioneer and market share leader in alternative small business finance, having provided access to more than $4.5 billion in capital for tens of thousands of small businesses in a wide range of locations and different business types.

As a technology-powered financial services provider, CAN Capital uses innovative and proprietary risk models combined with daily performance data to evaluate business performance and facilitate access to capital for entrepreneurs in a fast and efficient way.

CAN Capital, an Inc. 5000 fastest-growing company, makes capital available to businesses through its subsidiaries: Merchant Cash Advances by CAN Capital Merchant Services, Inc., and business loans through CAN Capital Asset Servicing, Inc. (CCAS). Business loans obtained through CCAS are made by WebBank, a Utah-chartered Industrial Bank, member FDIC.

For more information, please visit: www.cancapital.com. Follow CAN Capital on Twitter and Facebook.

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SOURCE CAN Capital, Inc.