Canton first saw technology’s ability to help people when he created an app to help his grandmother’s congregation. Since then he has formed his career around the belief the purpose of financial technology, or fintech, is to address the needs of the community.
In 2017, Canton founded paerpay, an app allowing users to digitally pay their restaurant bills. This app is beneficial for merchants who cannot afford transaction fees or do not have the operating systems to facilitate secure online payments. Canton’s energy and excitement for the fintech field is infectious. Necessity is the mother of invention, and as the pandemic has spurred new innovations, Canton is on the cutting edge.
