About Us

Chuck is the Managing Partner for the Kelly Charles Group, an independent sales office for a Fort Worth-based merchant services company called First American Payment Systems. For over a decade, Chuck has specialized in providing electronic payments solutions ranging from credit/debit card processing to automated teller machines (ATMs). Chuck prides himself in making merchant services one less thing that his clients will ever have to worry about.

Chuck is a graduate of Texas Christian University where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree (’90) as well as a Masters in Liberal Arts (’92) and was a four-year letterman on the Horned Frogs football team.

In his spare time, Chuck enjoys spending time with his three children (Jack, Sarah, & Cap), coaching their sports teams, reading, and serving on various boards with a focus on youth sports and youth services.

Chuck is the author of The Recruiting Survival Guide, appeared in a Paramount Pictures film (Necessary Roughness), and has been struck by lightning.

First American Payment Systems is a one-stop-shop for merchant services needs. The company offers a variety of products and services including:

Credit/debit card processing
Check products (remote deposit capture, check guarantee, electronic conversion and verification)
E-commerce platforms

ATMs
Gift card programs
Merchant cash advances.