Owner Profile: Jonathan Beckman

Background and Roles

Jonathan Beckman is listed as an officer of Edje Solutions according to Washington State Secretary of State records. Edje Solutions (edjesolutions.com) is a Vancouver, Washington-based merchant services provider that markets payment processing and Clover POS equipment primarily through outbound telemarketing. The company was incorporated on December 18, 2013, and operates from 204 SE Stonemill Dr, Suite 205, Vancouver, WA 98684.

Beckman is also the registering agent for Prestige Payment Systems, National Payment Systems LLC, a Portland, Oregon-based merchant account provider that has been active since 2007 and resells First Data (now Fiserv) processing services. According to our Prestige Payment Systems review, Beckman and Brad Law launched a payment processing venture called Performance Merchant Alliance, which later rebranded to Freedom Card Solutions. Public comments and private correspondence received by CardPaymentOptions.com indicate that Prestige Payment Systems has also operated under the brand names United Card Solutions, National Card Solutions, and Direct Processors.

Beckman is additionally associated with JSB Holdings, LLC, an Oregon entity to which he was added as an officer in November 2021. The consistent business model across these ventures includes 48-month non-cancellable equipment leases through third-party leasing companies, Fiserv payment processing, and telemarketing-driven customer acquisition.

Legal, Regulatory, and Reputation Notes

In 2015, National Payment Systems named company executives Brad Law and Jonathan Beckman as co-defendants in a lawsuit alleging misrepresentation of rates and fees. The lawsuit was ultimately dismissed in 2016.

Edje Solutions, where Beckman is listed as an officer, has received 5 complaints to its BBB profile in the last 3 years. Common customer complaints include allegations of misleading verbal promises during telemarketing sales calls, difficulty canceling service, unauthorized charges, and 48-month non-cancellable equipment leases with payments ranging from $100 to $642 per month. The company maintains a BBB rating of A+ but is not BBB accredited. Its Google Business profile shows a 4.5/5 rating based on 377 reviews, though at least one reviewer explicitly stated he was required to write a review in exchange for free supplies, suggesting some reviews may be incentivized.

Prestige Payment Systems, where Beckman serves as the registering agent for its DBA, has accumulated over 100 negative reviews according to our research. The BBB has noted a pattern of complaints from consumers regarding sales, billing, and collection issues. For more details, see our Prestige Payment Systems review, Performance Merchant Alliance review, Freedom Card Solutions review, and Edje Solutions review.

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