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I3 Verticals Executive Compensation (FY25)

IIIV · Nashville, TN · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): March 3, 2026
192 figures on this page: 189 cited to the filing that reported them, 3 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Total compensation for Gregory Daily, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, came to $351,182 in fiscal 2025, and Daily's total was 0.3% higher than the $350,250 reported for fiscal 2024. The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 4:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $80,000. Shareholders recorded 98.3% support for the say-on-pay proposal at the meeting held March 3, 2026 for fiscal 2025. The disclosed peer group includes Agilysys, American Software, BTRS Holdings, Cantaloupe (f.k.a USA Tech.) and Cass Information Systems, among others.
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Gregory Daily
Latest say-on-pay support
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March 3, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Gregory Daily: $350,250 → $351,182 (0.3% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is I3 Verticals' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Gregory Daily, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, came to $351,182 in fiscal 2025. Daily's total was 0.3% higher than the $350,250 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was I3 Verticals' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders recorded 98.3% support for the say-on-pay proposal at the meeting held March 3, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in I3 Verticals' peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Agilysys, American Software, BTRS Holdings, Cantaloupe (f.k.a USA Tech.) and Cass Information Systems, among others.
What is I3 Verticals' chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 4:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $80,000.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Rick Stanford
President
◇◇—◇——◇◇
Clay Whitson
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇—◇——◇◇
Paul Christians
Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
Paul Maple
General Counsel Secretary
◇◇—◇——◇◇
Gregory Daily
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
◇—————◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Rick Stanford
President
◇——◇——◇◇
Geoff Smith
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Clay Whitson
Chief Strategy Officer (Former Principal Financial Officer)
Departed during or after this year
◇——◇——◇◇
Paul Christians
Chief Revenue Officer
◇——◇——◇◇
Paul Maple
General Counsel & Secretary
◇——◇——◇◇
Gregory Daily
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
◇—————◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Paul Christians
Chief Revenue Officer
◇—◇————◇
Rick Stanford
President
◇—◇———◇◇
Clay Whitson
Chief Strategy Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Geoff Smith
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Gregory Daily
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
◇—————◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Clay WhitsonRSU◇——◇——◇
Geoff SmithRSU◇——◇——◇
Paul ChristiansRSU◇——◇——◇
Rick StanfordRSU◇——◇——◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Clay WhitsonRSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇6/20/2028
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/13/2034
Option◇—◇2/11/2031
Option◇—◇2/11/2032
Option◇—◇2/13/2033
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/13/2030
Rick StanfordPSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/11/2031
Option◇—◇2/13/2033
Option◇—◇2/11/2032
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/13/2034
Option◇—◇6/20/2028
Option◇—◇2/13/2030
Geoff SmithOption◇—◇2/13/2034
Option◇—◇11/6/2030
Option◇—◇6/20/2028
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇6/22/2031
Option◇—◇2/13/2033
Option◇—◇2/11/2032
Option◇—◇2/11/2031
Option◇—◇2/13/2030
Option◇—◇6/22/2030
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Paul ChristiansOption◇—◇2/11/2032
Option◇—◇2/13/2030
Option◇—◇5/31/2029
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/13/2033
Option◇—◇2/13/2034
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David Morgan
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
David Wilds
◇◇————◇
Timothy McKenna
◇◇————◇
Elizabeth Seigenthaler Courtney
◇◇————◇
John Harrison
◇◇————◇
Decosta Jenkins
◇◇————◇
Clay Whitson and Gregory Daily served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board equity retainer◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2023
  • Agilysys AGYS
  • American Software symbol not shown
  • BTRS Holdings symbol not shown
  • Cantaloupe (f.k.a USA Tech.) CTLP
  • Cass Information Systems CASS
  • eGain Corp. EGAN
  • EngageSmart ESMT
  • EverCommerce EVCM
  • EVO Payments EVOP
  • GreenSky symbol not shown
  • Hackett Group HCKT
  • International Money Express IMXI
  • Paya Holdings PAYA
  • Perficient PRFT
  • Priority Technology PRTH
  • PROS Holdings PRO
  • Repay Holdings RPAY
  • Veritone VERI

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025March 3, 2026=◇◇◇
2024February 25, 2025=◇◇◇
2023February 22, 2024=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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192 figures on this page: 189 cited to the filing that reported them, 3 calculated from figures it prints.
189 cited to the filing
3 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001728688-26-000026
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001728688-26-000009
    CEO Pay Ratio · EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION · EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS · Non-Employee Director Compensation · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001728688-25-000072
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001728688-25-000006
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001728688-24-000053
  6. 0001728688-24-000006
    Summary Compensation Table
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Peers I3 Verticals discloses

The companies named in IIIV's own disclosed peer group.

AgilysysEverCommerceInternational Money ExpressPriority TechnologyRepay Holdings

Terms on this page

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APA
Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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