Built by operators, for operators.
Global Rewards exists because the right platform did not. We built it from the ground up to solve what no off-the-shelf solution could: a unified corporate payment program that actually fits how complex, multi-entity businesses operate.
We evaluated every option. None of them were enough.
Global Rewards was incorporated in early 2019 after our founding team spent months reviewing more than a dozen corporate payment technologies, each strong in its own domain, none capable of addressing the full complexity of a multi-entity operator without significant workarounds or running three separate platforms in parallel.
A real problem, not a theory
The idea for Global Rewards came directly from a client struggling to manage their corporate card program across multiple entities. Their spend was fragmented, their reporting was manual, and no single platform could consolidate it. We recognized the problem was not unique to them — it was endemic to how most multi-entity businesses run payments.
Purpose-built for complexity
Rather than adapt an existing tool, we built Global Rewards from scratch around the most demanding use cases we could find. Our thesis was straightforward: if we could design a platform that handles the complexity of a multi-entity healthcare network, a national construction firm, or a high-volume aggregator operation, simpler programs would follow naturally.
Five years of focused execution
Over the past five years, we have applied that same philosophy across healthcare, construction, aggregators, fleet and logistics, and real estate management. Each vertical has taught us something new. The result is a platform that does not require customization to fit — it was built to fit from the start.
Built by a team that has been in the room
Every member of the Global Rewards leadership team has worked directly with the finance, operations, and technology challenges our clients face. We are not a software company that learned payments. We are a payments platform built by people who lived the problem.
Five years building the right platform.
From a single client problem to a national corporate payment program serving some of the most operationally complex businesses in the country.
2019
Incorporated
Global Rewards founded to solve multi-entity corporate spend fragmentation.
2021
Platform Launch
First full-stack AP automation and virtual card program goes live.
2022
Vertical Expansion
Extended into healthcare, construction, and aggregator markets.
2024
National Scale
Programs active across hundreds of entities in five major verticals.
The team behind the platform.
A team with direct experience in corporate payments, multi-entity finance operations, and enterprise software — built to serve clients who cannot afford a solution that almost works.
Stephen Schum
CEO & Founder
Stephen founded Global Rewards after experiencing firsthand the operational gaps in multi-entity corporate spend management. His vision: one platform that actually works for complex organizations.
Jerrod Hebenstreit
EVP of Sales
Jerrod leads Global Rewards' go-to-market strategy, bringing deep expertise in enterprise fintech sales and a track record of building high-performing revenue organizations across complex verticals.
Neil Britto
CTO
Neil architects the technical foundation of the Global Rewards platform, overseeing integrations, API infrastructure, and the systems that power real-time spend visibility across every client program.
Shane Gilligan
Head of Product
Shane owns the product roadmap, translating feedback from complex multi-entity clients into purpose-built features that make corporate payment management genuinely easier to run.
Gregory Carcaci
National Sales Director
Gregory drives national growth, partnering directly with finance leaders across healthcare, construction, fleet, and real estate to build programs tailored to their operational structure.
What we stand for.
The principles that shaped our platform and define how we work with every client.
Complexity is a feature, not a problem
We do not simplify the platform to serve the easiest use cases. We built it to handle the hardest ones, so every client benefits from that depth whether they need it now or later.
No rip-and-replace
Our clients run real operations. We integrate into your existing ERP and AP workflows, not replace them. You keep what works. We add what is missing.
Accountability at every step
We follow up on exceptions, resolve supplier issues, and surface anything unusual before your team has to chase it down. Hands-free is only hands-free if someone is watching.
Ready to see it in action?
Tell us about your organization and we will show you exactly how Global Rewards fits your operational structure, spend volume, and integration environment.