TransFirst Overview TransFirst is a large merchant account provider that was acquired by TSYS in early 2016. The acquisition, which has not yet been finalized, does not seem to involve a rebranding or retirement of the TransFirst name. By all indications, TransFirst will continue to operate as TransFirst, but with backend support from TSYS. TransFirst was […]
Read MoreSummit Merchant Solutions Overview Summit Merchant Solutions is a merchant account provider that acts as a DBA of Certified Payment Processing and a subsidiary of First American Payment Systems. Along with TransTech Merchant Group, Summit Merchant Solutions is an older business within the Certified Payment Processing family and therefore may be gradually phased out as an […]
Read MoreSekure Merchant Solutions Overview Also known as “Sekure Card Solutions” and “Sekure Cost Review,” Sekure Merchant Solutions is a merchant account provider that resells the services of North American Bancard. The company maintains at least three active websites at this time, all with slightly different names and layouts. In the past, these websites have deemphasized the […]
Read MoreSecurus Payments Overview Securus Payments is a merchant account provider and ISO of First Data based in Portland, Oregon. Securus also operated under the name “PayProTec” prior to the 2014 acquisition of both companies by the publicly traded Excel Corporation. Following that acquisition, the PayProTec name was retired. Securus claims to have been named one of […]
Read MoreSam’s Club Merchant Services Overview Sam’s Club Merchant Services is the merchant account division of the Walmart-owned wholesale retailer Sam’s Club. Sam’s Club Merchant Services is “powered” by First Data, which is another way of saying that Sam’s Club lets First Data handle all aspects of the actual payment processing. From a merchant’s perspective, this means that […]
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