Deluxe names Celero Commerce founder as Merchant Services president

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Kevin Jones named President of Deluxe Merchant Services

August 17, 2026 4:30 PM EDT

Founder of recently acquired Celero Commerce brings 20-plus years of experience to Deluxe

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Deluxe (NYSE: DLX), a trusted payments and data company, today announced the appointment of Kevin Jones as President of its Merchant Services division.

Jones founded Celero Commerce in 2018, rapidly scaling it to process more than $28 billion across 175 banking partners and 55,000 small business customers annually. Deluxe acquired Celero earlier this month, positioning Deluxe Merchant Services as a top-10 non-bank merchant acquirer, based on Nilson reporting.

Prior to launching Celero, Jones led First... More