Merchant Accounts

iPayment Overview Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, iPayment is a merchant account provider and a very large ISO (also known as a "super ISO") of First Data. iPayment was founded in 1999, went public in 2003, and then was purchased by its current private ownership team in 2006. The company claims to service over 153,000 merchants with in the United States, process over … [Read more...] about iPayment Reviews

North American Bancard Overview North American Bancard is a very large merchant account provider and ISO of First Data and Global Payments headquartered in Troy, Michigan. The company has been privately owned since its inception in 1992 and currently has 900 employees. North American Bancard claims to service over 250,000 merchants and process over $34 billion in transactions … [Read more...] about North American Bancard Reviews

Vantiv Overview Vantiv is a large, publicly traded direct credit card processor that claims to have processed over 19 billion transactions in 2015. A former subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank, Vantiv has acquired several large ISOs as part of its growth strategy over the past decade, including National Processing Company (NPC), Mercury Payment Systems, and Element Payment … [Read more...] about Vantiv Reviews

First Data Overview First Data is one of the largest merchant account providers in the world. First incorporated in 1971, the company has been since been acquired and spun off by various entities, including American Express and the private equity firm Kohlberg Kravitz Roberts. First Data is currently a publicly traded company following a $2.56 billion IPO in October … [Read more...] about First Data Reviews

Global Payments Overview Founded in 1967, Global Payments is a large, publicly traded credit card processor that operated under the name "National Data Corporation" until 2001. Global Payments has offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Europe, Spain, Russia, and the Asia-Pacific region and recently acquired U.S.-based direct processor Heartland Payment … [Read more...] about Global Payments Reviews