What does Aeropay's site say it offers?

Its site is organised around four named products — Sync (bank account connection), Pay, Payout and Guard — with developer documentation at dev.aero.inc and a merchant knowledge base at help.aeropay.com (aeropay.com/about, read 18 August 2026).

Is Aeropay cannabis-only?

Its published use cases are broader: gaming, specialized retail, e-commerce, marketplaces and subscriptions (aeropay.com/about, read 18 August 2026).

What should I compare when looking at bank-linked payment providers?

Customer enrolment friction, ACH return and reversal handling, settlement timing, refund mechanics, and whether the method covers in-store as well as online sales. Our ACH guide sets out each of these.

Cannabis Pay Hub vs Aeropay

Why merchants compare these two: Searched by operators looking specifically at bank-linked (pay-by-bank) payments rather than card or terminal-based acceptance.

Comparison rules on this page: every statement about another company must come from that company's own public material, with the source URL and the date we read it. Nothing here asserts who is "best", cheapest, more likely to be approved, or accepted by any card network. Where a fact is not published publicly, we say so rather than estimating it. Last reviewed August 18, 2026.

Attribute comparison between Cannabis Pay Hub and Aeropay, sourced from public material
Attribute	Cannabis Pay Hub	Aeropay
What the company publicly describes itself as	An independent cannabis payments advisory and reference resource: we help operators compare payment options and prepare merchant applications, and we publish the reference material on this site.Verify: About Cannabis Pay Hub	Presents itself through four named products — Sync, Pay, Payout and Guard — split into Business and Personal sections; no single-sentence self-description appeared on the pages read.Source, read August 18, 2026
Payment methods publicly documented	Dedicated explainers for cannabis merchant accounts, ACH/bank debit, debit-based options, and CBD/hemp processing, each stating documented limitations rather than promising acceptance.Verify: Cannabis payment processing guide	Names Pay (bank-linked payments), Payout, AeroSync (bank account connection) and Guard.Source, read August 18, 2026
Stated market focus	Licensed cannabis retail and delivery, CBD and hemp sellers, ancillary cannabis businesses, and merchants that have been declined or shut down. Dedicated pages exist for each.Verify: Industries we publish guidance for	Published use cases are gaming, specialized retail, e-commerce, marketplaces and subscriptions.Source, read August 18, 2026
Publicly documented POS or software integrations	We publish integration explainers for the cannabis POS and compliance systems merchants ask about, describing how payments reconcile with each rather than claiming a proprietary connector.Verify: Cannabis POS and software integrations	Publishes developer documentation at dev.aero.inc and a merchant knowledge base at help.aeropay.com.Source, read August 18, 2026
How onboarding starts on the public site	A free payment review: you send current statements or describe the setup, and we return the documented options in writing before any application is submitted.Verify: Free statement and payment review	Public entry point is a demo request; no self-serve application was exposed on the pages read.Source, read August 18, 2026
Pricing information published publicly	No rate card is published, because cost depends on method, volume and underwriting. The cost calculator shows the formulas used so a quote can be checked independently.Verify: Payment cost calculator	No rate card was found on the pages read, and no dedicated public pricing page was located on 18 August 2026.Source, read August 18, 2026
Contract and term information published publicly	We publish the contract terms to demand in writing — funding schedule, reserve conditions, termination notice and portability — in the merchant account checklist, rather than a template agreement.Verify: Cannabis merchant account checklist	Not yet verified from a public source.
Support model described publicly	Direct consultation with a payments specialist, statement review, and help for merchants who have been declined or shut down. No approval guarantees are made anywhere on the site.Verify: Contact Cannabis Pay Hub	Lists a support centre for personal users and a separate merchant knowledge base; no support phone number or published hours were found on the pages read.Source, read August 18, 2026
Educational or reference material published publicly	A cited state-by-state reference centre, an A–Z glossary, a payment-method comparison table, merchant-account and processor-shutdown checklists, a cost calculator with published formulas, and an open answer library.Verify: Cannabis Pay Hub reference centre	Publishes a blog, a guides section and a press/in-the-news section.Source, read August 18, 2026
Limitations stated on the provider's own pages	We do not underwrite accounts or hold the merchant agreement: approval sits with the processor and its sponsor bank, and no page on this site promises approval, guaranteed compliance, or card-network acceptance.Verify: Disclaimer and claim limits	Not yet verified from a public source.

Questions operators ask

What does Aeropay's site say it offers?: Its site is organised around four named products — Sync (bank account connection), Pay, Payout and Guard — with developer documentation at dev.aero.inc and a merchant knowledge base at help.aeropay.com (aeropay.com/about, read 18 August 2026).
Is Aeropay cannabis-only?: Its published use cases are broader: gaming, specialized retail, e-commerce, marketplaces and subscriptions (aeropay.com/about, read 18 August 2026).
What should I compare when looking at bank-linked payment providers?: Customer enrolment friction, ACH return and reversal handling, settlement timing, refund mechanics, and whether the method covers in-store as well as online sales. Our ACH guide sets out each of these.

What we still need to verify

• Confirm the cannabis-specific vertical page content; the specialized-retail page did not fully render when read on 18 August 2026.
• Confirm whether pricing, contract terms or stated product limitations appear on any public page.

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GuideInformational pillar: what cannabis payment processing is and how to evaluate it.Cannabis payments are not one product. They are a set of arrangements — each with different costs, funding behaviour, customer experience and stability — assembled around what your license type, state and banking access allow. This guide explains the whole landscape so you can judge an offer instead of accepting one.Open ComparisonPaybotic, side by sideOne of the most searched names in cannabis payments, so operators shortlisting a dispensary payment provider almost always see it alongside other options.Open QuestionWays dispensaries can take paymentDepending on state rules and provider support, dispensaries commonly accept cash, PIN debit-style payments, ACH or pay-by-bank for pre-orders and delivery, closed-loop stored value or app wallets, and gift or loyalty balances. Ordinary branded credit card acceptance is generally not available for plant-touching sales.Open Resourceour comparison tableUS cannabis businesses generally accept payment through cash, PIN debit at the point of sale, ACH bank transfers, closed-loop or app-based wallets, and — for hemp-derived products only — conventional card processing. Each method differs in where it can be used, how quickly funds settle, how disputes work, and how much underwriting it requires.Open Comparisonwhat to compare against AeropayWhat operators look at when they search for alternatives to Aeropay, and how to compare them factually.Open ComparisonHow to compare cannabis payment processorsYou are shortlisting cannabis payment providers and want a factual basis for the shortlist rather than a ranked list.Open

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