Best for
Small businesses, online businesses, electronic stores, restaurants, bars.
Specializes in
Wholesale Payments markets itself as a full-service solution to payment processing. It services small businesses, e-commerce, restaurants, bars, and other companies. Gift and loyalty cards and cash advances are part of its primary services.
Pricing Summary
Setup Fee: $0
Monthly Fee: ranging from $30 to $72.95
Swipe Rate: 1.00% - 4.99%
Keyed-in Rate: 1.00% - 4.99%
Early Termination Fee : $500
Contract Terms:
Mark Hodges founded Wholesale Payments in 2006 under Lubbock Credit Wholesale in Lubbock, Texas, which was then changed to Wholesale Payments in 2007. Wholesale Payments employs over 100 people. It mainly serves smaller businesses and e-commerce stores.
Wholesale Payments markets itself as a full-service solution to payment processing. It offers a wide variety of services, including traditional processing, gift and loyalty cards, cash advances, and more. It focuses on serving smaller businesses and online businesses. It has a pricing model that is either tiered-pricing or flat-rate: some sources say it offers both options. Various forms of mobile and contactless payment options are also available. Wholesale Payments' overall reputation, industry-wise, is average but mixed. There are a noticeable amount of complaints about the company online, both on BBB and other websites. Wholesale Payments also offers check services, equipment leasing, and more. This equipment leasing can last several years and is done through First Data Global Leasing.
Head Quarters
Lubbock, tx
Year Founded
2006
CEO
Mark Hodges
Employees
100
Merchant Provider Risk Tolerance
Zero setup fee.
Merchants can create and sell gift cards.
A loyalty card program is in place.
Cash advances are available.
Checks can be cashed electronically.
Early termination fee.
Monthly fee.
Three year contract.
Employs independent sales agents.
Low risk business tolerance.
Point 1: Full-Service Payment Processing
Wholesale Payments offers a full-service payment processing plan. It allows a merchant to accept debit and credit cards, cash checks electronically using a POS terminal, take mobile payments and other forms of contactless payment, and more. It mentions specifically on its site that restaurants, retail, and gas stations benefit most from its specific processing solutions.
Point 2: Gift Card & Loyalty Programs
As many other merchant account providers do, Wholesale Payments offers both a Gift Card Program as well as a Loyalty Program. This allows merchants to create and sell gift cards that generate sales when they are sold and when they are redeemed. Gift Cards create extra revenue for merchants. Loyalty programs are also useful to merchants as they tend to cause repeated business because it is a good deal to customers. Promotions, sales, or special discounts can be offered through loyalty programs, resulting in short-term surges of sales.
Point 3: Cash Advances for Merchants
Wholesale Payments offers cash advances for merchants, which can be especially useful in several industries, particularly retail and restaurants/bars, among others. Wholesale Payments offers 150k per location and stipulates that they don't collect payment until you do, taking a small percentage additionally from each sale until the debt is paid off. The cash advance is a fully automated process, and bad credit does not automatically disqualify you for a cash advance from Wholesale Payments.
Discloses All Important Terms
No
Public Pricing Available
No
Wholesale Payments uses both a tiered-pricing model as well as a flat-rate model. Not all of the fees are disclosed by Wholesale Payments, but several different bits of information are known: monthly fees can range from $30 to over $70, and there is a rather large termination fee of $500 attached if you cancel the contract early. Wholesale Payments sells equipment through First Data Global Leasing; this agreement typically lasts 48 months and is charged at $65 per month. Some aspects of its pricing are transparent, but others are not.
Pricing Model
Tiered PricingFlat Rate
Swiped Rate
1.00% - 4.99%
Keyed-in Rate
1.00% - 4.99%
Mobile Payment Rate
Virtual Terminal Rate
1.00% - 4.99%
Monthly Fee
ranging from $30 to $72.95
Payment Gateway Fee
Undisclosed
Batch Fee
Undisclosed
Early Termination Fee
$500
PCI Compliance Fee
Undisclosed
Equipment Lease Terms
48 Month (locked); $65 Per Month
Address Verification Service (AVS)
Application Fee
Account Setup Fee
$0
Gateway Setup Fee
Undisclosed
Annual Fee
Undisclosed
Monthly Minimum
Undisclosed
Statement Fee
Wholesale Payments uses a three-year contract--from a company called Priority Payment Systems--that has an early termination fee of up to $500. Not many other specific terms of the Priority Payment Systems contract are known, or whether Wholesale Payments uses any different kinds of deals besides that. There are a noticeable amount of complaints revolving around difficulty canceling the services and contract terms that were not disclosed by sales representatives.
Contract Length
3 Years
Early Termination Fee
$500
Wholesale Payments is not accredited on BBB. It has 3 out of 5 stars with 17 reviews. There are also over 30 customer complaints on BBB, and only some were resolved or even answered. Other websites such as Indeed, Google and Glassdoor have also weighed in: Indeed has it rated at 3.8 out of 15 reviews, Google has it rated at 3.7 out of 300 reviews, and Glassdoor has it rated at 3.6 out of 24 votes.
Wholesale Payments has no noticeable lawsuits, class-action or otherwise, currently ongoing. It also was not the subject of any legal action in the past.
The most common complaints about Wholesale Payments revolve around advertising and sales issues, echoing many merchants' complaints about the Wholesale Payments review team.
BBB
B+(33 complaints)
3.7 Stars / 252 Reviews
N/A
Yelp
N/A
Total Online Reviews
275+
Total Online Complaints
30+
Lawsuits
None
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