Chris Motola

Payanywhere is a mobile processing service that was established in 2010 by merchant services provider North American Bancard. Does Payanywhere really live up to its name, allowing you to pay and accept payments from anywhere? Find out everything you need to know about this mobile processing app and its hardware in our in-depth review.

The company has a solid reputation and ethical business practices. While I doubt it can give you the level of personal attention you’d get from a smaller processor, the competitive rates, fair contract terms, and state-of-the-art technology might be enough to make up for it, depending on the needs of your business.

What is sure to remain the same is that for most smaller businesses, Worldpay From FIS will continue to operate mostly behind the scenes. You’re much more likely to be using Worldpay for your credit card processing through a smaller merchant services provider. That company’s level of service and value in managing your merchant account is what you’ll really see coming through. Nevertheless, it’s always worth taking a look at the processor behind your transactions.

Stripe Payments is a powerful tool for some businesses that want to sell online, but it can easily be overkill for others. See whether the customizable checkout, extensive integrations, advanced invoicing, and recurring billing features are right for you.

CardFellow is a comparison shopping engine for merchant accounts. The idea is to save you some haggling and headaches by having CardFellow solicit processor bids on your behalf but then ultimately give you complete control over the final decision.

Costco as a payment processor has some significant problems — namely its misleading tiered pricing rates, some hidden fees, and some potential contractual concerns. And you will need to be a Costco Executive member to reap what savings it offers. Read on for a full look at Costco Merchant Services.

With everything Braintree has accomplished, it’s poised to continue as one of the most important providers in the eCommerce and mobile processing worlds. Considering the enormous number of unique features and services you get at no additional charge, and for no monthly fee, Braintree may have the best value in the entire eCommerce processing industry.

PaySimple combines merchant services with tools merchants can use to manage a base of customers with complex, detailed needs, such as legal offices, medical services, educational services, and so on. In the process of signing up for PaySimple’s payment gateway and cloud-based software suite, you will also be assigned a dedicated merchant account with a separate processor on the back end.