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 […]
Read MoreEMV 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 […]
Read MoreElavon Overview Founded under the name “NOVA” in 1991, Elavon is currently one of the largest merchant account providers in the United States. The company is a U.S. Bancorp subsidiary that processes payments in over 30 countries and boasts over one million global merchants. Elavon offers settlement in 16 currencies and can convert international card payments into the […]
Read MoreElectronic Payment Systems Overview Electronic Payment Systems (EPS) is a large, privately held merchant account provider based in Englewood, Colorado. The company claims to serve over 100,000 merchants through its sales partnerships with 400 affiliates nationwide. It is unlikely that Electronic Payment Systems is a direct processor with Visa and MasterCard, but the company does not disclose […]
Read MoreDirect 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 […]
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