Amscot Financial information

Amscot Financial
Company type	Private
Industry	Financial services
Founded	June 1989
Founder	Ian Mackechnie
Headquarters	Tampa, FL
Number of locations	240 branches
Area served	Florida
Number of employees	2,000+
Website	amscot.com

Amscot Financial is an American financial services company headquartered in Tampa, Florida. Founded in 1989 by Ian MacKechnie, Amscot Financial provides non-bank consumer financial services through a network of retail branches located exclusively within Florida. Amscot's core services include check cashing, bill payment, prepaid access cards, payday loans, free money orders, ATMs in every branch, wire transfers, notary services, fax services, and postage.^[2] Amscot Financial operates nearly 240 branch locations in the Tampa Bay, Orlando and Miami media markets.^[3]

The company does not franchise any of its branches and employs approximately 2,000 people.^[1]

In 2008, Amscot was named the Top Employer in Tampa in the Tampa Bay Business Journal's Biggest Employers list.^[4]^[5]

In 2014, Amscot landed on the No. 36 spot on the Tampa Bay Business Journal 's Tampa Bay Business 100 list.^[6] Amscot is a member of several trade organizations, including the national INFiN, a Financial Services Alliance,^[7] formerly known as Financial Services of America (FISCA)^[8] and also the statewide Florida Consumer Financial Services of America (FCFSA). Amscot has also partnered with or supported a number of community organizations in Florida, including the Children Rescue Network,^[9] the Kids First traffic safety program,^[10]^[11] and the Consortium of Florida Education Foundations (CFEF).^[12]

^ ^a ^b "Our People". Amscot.com. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
^ "Other Services". Amscot.com. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
^ Gordon, Mark (October 28, 2016). "Pay Day". Business Observer. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
^ "Working at Amscot Financial – Employers in Paradise / Tampa". hrmtoday.com. July 13, 2008. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
^ "Amscot Financial is one of Tampa Bay's 'Best Places to Work'". PRNewswire. March 21, 2007. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
^ Manning, Margie (Oct 24, 2014). "No. 36: Amscot Financial Inc". Tampa Bay Business Journal. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
^ "INFiN Website". INFiN – A Financial Services Alliance. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
^ "INFiN Website". INFiN – A Financial Services Alliance. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
^ "How can I help?". Children Rescue Network. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
^ "Help with Helmet". Osceola News-Gazette. 24 September 2005. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
^ "Amscot Financial to provide bike helmets". Tampa Bay Business Journal. October 14, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
^ "Customers Giving 'Just a Dollar' Adds up to $1.2 Million through Annual Amscot Campaign". Educationfoundationsfl.org. Retrieved July 29, 2016.

[ourpeople-1] "Our People". Amscot.com. Retrieved July 29, 2016.

[amdhome-2] "Other Services". Amscot.com. Retrieved July 29, 2016.

[:0-3] Gordon, Mark (October 28, 2016). "Pay Day". Business Observer. Retrieved May 30, 2018.

[amhrmtodayx-4] "Working at Amscot Financial – Employers in Paradise / Tampa". hrmtoday.com. July 13, 2008. Retrieved April 4, 2015.

[amtplaces-5] "Amscot Financial is one of Tampa Bay's 'Best Places to Work'". PRNewswire. March 21, 2007. Retrieved April 4, 2015.

[gamtwolist-6] Manning, Margie (Oct 24, 2014). "No. 36: Amscot Financial Inc". Tampa Bay Business Journal. Retrieved April 4, 2015.

[secFISCA-7] "INFiN Website". INFiN – A Financial Services Alliance. Retrieved July 26, 2021.

[puczfcfsa-8] "INFiN Website". INFiN – A Financial Services Alliance. Retrieved July 26, 2021.

[amhchildrescuenetwork-9] "How can I help?". Children Rescue Network. Retrieved April 4, 2015.

[eamonebik-10] "Help with Helmet". Osceola News-Gazette. 24 September 2005. Retrieved 2019-12-23.

[eamtwobik-11] "Amscot Financial to provide bike helmets". Tampa Bay Business Journal. October 14, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2015.

[dollaram-12] "Customers Giving 'Just a Dollar' Adds up to $1.2 Million through Annual Amscot Campaign". Educationfoundationsfl.org. Retrieved July 29, 2016.