Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alpha Card Services


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   no consensus. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:14, 2 September 2012 (UTC)

Alpha Card Services

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Non notable very small fniancial services company company the awards are local only, and do not seem to actually represent any significant accomplishment. Basically, a violation of NOT DIRECTORY,  DGG ( talk ) 08:46, 11 August 2012 (UTC)
 * • Gene93k (talk) 17:42, 11 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Alpha card services was recognized by inc magazine as one of the fastest growing companies in America 6 years consecutively( one of only 10 companies honored as such. They were also rated as one of the top 150 credit card processors in the world by the Nielsen report for 2011. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.175.35.190 (talk • contribs) 14:55, 11 August 2012‎
 * Delete: I found no coverage. SL93 (talk) 17:08, 12 August 2012 (UTC)


 * KEEP: The following details and sources have been added to the Alpha Card Services wikipedia page:
 * According to a March 2012 Nilson Report, Alpha Card Services was ranked as the 60th largest merchant acquirer in the United States.[13]
 * According to an October 2011 Nilson Report, Alpha Card Services was ranked as the 143rd largest acquirer in the world.[14]


 * As of 2011, Alpha Card Services was listed as one of Inc. Magazine’s 500 I 5000 fastest growing privately held companies in the United States for five consecutive years.[15]
 * 2007 - Inc 500 I 5000 company listing #99[16]
 * 2008 - Inc 500 I 5000 company listing #292[17]
 * 2009 - Inc 500 I 5000 company listing #416[18]
 * 2010 - Inc 500 I 5000 company listing #1328[19]
 * 2011 - Inc 500 I 5000 company listing #1644[20]
 * 2012 - Inc 500 I 5000 company listing #2564


 * Alpha Card Service has been listed in Philadelphia Business Journal’s Top 100 consecutively since 2007 [21].
 * 2007 - Philadelphia 100 company listing #6[22]
 * 2008 - Philadelphia 100 company listing #11[23]
 * 2009 - Philadelphia 100 company listing #50[24]
 * 2010 - Philadelphia 100 company listing #42[25]
 * 2011 - Philadelphia 100 company listing #57[26]

An article was just added and establishes notability. source is credible and has a wiki page The founder was interviewed by Crissa Shoemaker DeBree staff writter for Calkins_Media which owns 8 news papers and 3 television stations. The article Success through Service details Lazaros Kalemis' upbringing, Alpha Card Services business history, growth, and phylospohy, and future plans. http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/money/success-through-service/article_08067bf3-9b51-548c-89c2-dd04e53f4e64.html


 * — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jlauer1865 (talk • contribs) 13 August 2012‎ and expanded by  173.49.38.20 (talk • contribs) 15:22, 14 August 2012‎


 * KEEP: this company seems to be a national company with great growth. Making the inc magazine list is notable.  Ranking as one of the top 150 companies in an industry in the world would be notable as well. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.49.38.20 (talk • contribs) 13:47, 15 August 2012‎
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 18:32, 18 August 2012 (UTC)




 * Comment - the majority of the sources in the article are primary sources and trivial mentions. However, two of the sources that are in the article appear to have potential for establishing notability, although I'm not familiar with either publication.  These two are: http://greensheet.com/company_profiles.php?flag=display_profile&id=417 and http://www.electran.org/trends/2011/Dec/TT%20Dec%202011.pdf (neither publication appears to have Wikipedia articles of their own - it's not a requirement that they have one of course; but it would have made it easier to research the editorial quality of those sources). --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 15:48, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  TheSpecialUser TSU 13:38, 25 August 2012 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.