Payments built for scale.

INDEPENDENT. TRANSPARENT. ACCOUNTABLE.

Build the payment ecosystem that's right for your business — your platforms, your pricing structure, your terms — with a partner who makes it all connect.

Why Qarda

Merchants deserve better.

Better transparency, better flexibility, and a partner who's accountable to you — not to a platform.

Transparent pricing

Priced the way your business wants it — interchange-plus, tiered, or flat rate. Whatever the structure, you see exactly what you pay and exactly why.

Real people, real answers

When you contact us, you get a real person on the phone. We strive to resolve most issues the same business day.

Platform freedom

Bring your own gateway, orchestration layer, or tech stack. We'll help you evaluate whether it's the right fit — and recommend alternatives if it isn't.

Easy transitions

We've helped countless merchants move off platforms that own their transactions and aren't built around their business — and we're there every step of the way.

Your Ecosystem

Your payments, your architecture.

Some platforms own your transactions and make your business fit their stack. We work the other way around: you build the payment ecosystem that's right for your business, and we make it work.

Bring what works

Already have a gateway or orchestration layer you like? Keep it. We integrate with what you've built.

Honest evaluation

Not sure your current setup is the right fit? We'll assess it with you and give you a straight answer — including when the answer is "keep what you have."

Recommendations without lock-in

We work with multiple platform partners, but we're loyal to your business, not theirs. If your needs change, your ecosystem can too.

Pricing

Priced your way. Always transparent.

We price the way your business wants to be priced — and whatever the structure, you'll see exactly what you pay and exactly why. Transparency is the constant, not the variable.

Not sure what you're paying today?

Send us a recent statement and we'll run a free analysis — a clear picture of your current costs, with no commitment to see it.

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"A payments industry where transparency is the default — and where merchants have a partner, not just a processor."

The Qarda Vision
Switching

Every step of the way.

Moving off a platform that owns your transactions is simpler than most merchants expect — especially with a partner who's done it countless times.

1

Map your setup

We look at your current platform, integrations, stored cards, and recurring billing together — and build a transition plan that fits your business.

2

Transition with guidance

We've guided countless merchants through moves off platforms that lock in their transactions. We know where the friction points are and how to get past them.

3

Go live with backup

When you cut over, we're on the phone — and we stay accountable long after launch, not just through onboarding.

Who's behind Qarda

Seasoned operators, on your side.

Qarda is run by payments executives who've spent their careers inside the industry — and built the company they wished more merchants had access to.

50+ years of combined payments experience across the leadership team

The card brands

We know the rules of the networks from the inside — how they're written, enforced, and where they leave room to work for the merchant.

Fraud & risk mitigation platforms

We've built and run the systems that keep transactions safe, so we can help you protect revenue without adding friction to good customers.

The world's largest acquirers

We've operated at the scale of the biggest processors — and we bring that discipline to businesses that were never treated like they mattered there.

SaaS / ISV

Monetize payments inside your platform.

For software companies and ISVs who want to embed payments into their product — turning a cost center into a revenue stream without becoming a payments company.

1

Revenue share

Earn on the processing volume flowing through your platform — a new revenue stream from payments you're already enabling.

2

Integration flexibility

Bring your own gateway or orchestration, or let us help you choose. We work with the stack you've built.

3

We handle payments

Acquiring and settlement are on us, with support and underwriting that scales with your merchant base — so you stay focused on your software.

4

Your brand, if you want it

Register with the card brands — Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and American Express — and it's your company name and logo that merchants see, not ours.

Explore the Partner Program.

See how the SaaS/ISV model works — plus options for agents, referral, and strategic partners.

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