Retail & Hospitality

Franchises

One payments program for the whole system, without stepping on franchisees.

Franchisors need a payments program franchisees actually want to use — with corporate reporting, no forced banking changes, and repeatable onboarding.

Average savings opportunity: 18%7–14 day onboarding1,500+ merchant environments evaluatedDemo proof points — verify before final launch.

Industry payment challenges

  • Franchisees on wildly different processors and hardware.
  • No corporate visibility into per-unit performance.
  • New franchisee onboarding taking months.
  • Corporate marketing programs that ignore payments.

Relevant services

Common software integrations

Recommended payment methods

  • Standardized card-present
  • Online ordering payments
  • Loyalty and gift

Reporting needs

  • Corporate roll-up and per-unit performance.
  • System-wide effective rate visibility.
  • Marketing campaign attribution.

Security considerations

  • P2PE and tokenization across every unit.
  • Franchisee-scoped access to their own data.
  • Central audit trail with local autonomy.

Implementation Process

  1. 1

    Program Design

    We build the franchise payments program with the franchisor.

  2. 2

    Pilot

    A small pilot proves the model before system-wide rollout.

  3. 3

    System-Wide Rollout

    Onboarding playbook makes every new franchisee predictable.

Related case studies

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Franchises
Franchise standardized payments across 40 locations

Rollouts cut from months to weeks; unified reporting.

Frequently asked questions

Do franchisees have to switch banks?+

No. Deposits stay where they are. Acceptance is what standardizes.

Corporate reporting?+

Per-unit and roll-up views with system-wide effective rate.

New franchisee onboarding?+

Repeatable playbook — days, not months.

Loyalty and gift cards?+

Supported across the system with per-unit reporting.

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  • • 150+ software platforms reviewed
  • • 1,500+ merchant environments evaluated
  • • Under 24-hour average response time
  • • 7–14 business day onboarding