August 10, 2026 • Press Release
Redemption Business Solutions (RBS) announced today that Ken O'Krepkie has joined the company as Regional Business Development Advisor. O'Krepkie is the Managing Director of Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania, where he has spent years connecting entrepreneurs and emerging companies with capital, mentorship, and commercialization resources across the region.
O'Krepkie’s advisory role will support RBS’s outreach to small business operators, community lenders, and economic development organizations across Northeastern Pennsylvania. His knowledge of the regional entrepreneurial ecosystem strengthens RBS’s ability to identify and serve the independent merchants and operators Ownly is built for.
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania is a leading early-stage investor and business support organization serving the region’s technology-oriented companies. Ben Franklin has invested in Redemption Business Solutions as part of its mission to grow the regional innovation economy.
Redemption Business Solutions is a Honesdale, Pennsylvania-based software company developing Ownly — an AI-first installment commerce platform that gives independent retailers, service businesses, and agricultural operators the tools to manage in-house payment plans, collections, risk scoring, and customer relationships without surrendering margin or data to third-party BNPL providers.
For more information, visit www.redemptionbusiness.com