Federated Payments Overview Federated Payments is a midsize merchant account provider that serves businesses in both the U.S. and Canada. The company resells the products of several processors, including Global Payments, TSYS, and Chase Paymentech. Federated Payments claims to serve over 100,000 merchants, to be an “Inc. Magazine 500/5000 company,” to be one of the “Top […]

Evolution Bankcard Overview Evolution Bankcard is a merchant account provider that acts as a subsidiary of EVO Payments International and describes itself as a member of “Commerce Payment Group.” Evolution Bankcard appears to lack the global scale of its parent company, as its website consists of a single page targeting U.S.-based merchants. It is unclear at this […]

Encore Payment Systems Overview Encore Payment Systems is a mid-size merchant account provider that operates as a division of EVO Payments International. EVO acquired Encore Payment Systems in 2013 and has since kept the Encore brand active rather than absorb it into EVO Payments International. Encore also does business in the U.S. under the names “Prodigy Payment […]

EMV Payment Systems Overview EMV Payment Systems is a merchant account provider that prominently advertises its ability to provide EMV-compliant terminals to merchants in accordance with credit card processing industry regulations. Although EMV Payment Systems places a major focus on the equipment it sells, the company also opens merchant accounts that can be used with its […]

Direct Processors Overview Direct Processors is a relatively new merchant account provider that, according to multiple public sources, is a DBA of a Portland, Oregon-based payment processor called Prestige Payment Systems. Along with National Card Solutions and United Card Solutions, Direct Processors appears to be a new brand that was launched by Prestige Payment Systems at […]