PayBright Review

Rates and Fees
95/100
Truth in Advertising
95/100
Consumer Reviews
95/100
Customer Support
90/100
5

Best for

Merchants that desire a way to allow their customers to shop now and pay later.

Specializes in

PayBright specializes in offering Buy Now, Pay Later plans to Canadian merchants for their customers. The company accepts 100% of the fraud risk and allows two different types of payment plans for customers.

Pricing Summary

Setup Fee: Unknown

Monthly Fee: Unknown

Swipe Rate: N/A

Keyed-in Rate: Unknown

Early Termination Fee : Unknown

Contract Terms:

Unknown
Visit PayBright

PayBright was founded in 2009 with the goal of creating a better commerce experience for Canadians.

The President and CEO of PayBright is Wayne Pommen.

More than 7,000 merchants have signed up to utilize PayBright’s services, and the company has approved more than $1.5 billion in sales.

PayBright Overview

 

PayBright is not a merchant account provider. Rather, this company offers a Buy Now, Pay Later program to merchants in Canada, which they can offer to their customers.

This company was founded in 2009, and its president and CEO is Wayne Pommen. In 2019, PayBright was made FinTech Company of the year. The company has more than 7,000 merchants that have signed up to use its services and has completed more than $1.5 billion in sales.

PayBright actively seeks merchants to bring on as customers for the purpose of empowering them to offer their customers Buy Now, Pay Later as a payment option.

PayBright provides another payment alternative for merchants that may help increase their sales conversions and volume.

Quick Facts

Head Quarters

155 Wellington St W Suite 3740, Toronto, ON M5V 3H1, Canada

Year Founded

2009

CEO

Wayne Pommen

Employees

52

Merchant Provider Risk Tolerance

Low Risk Businesses

What We Like

Open about terms and pricing.

Offers Buy Now, Pay Later system for customer transactions.

No monthly or yearly fees charged to merchants.

Setup takes a few minutes.

Customer applications can also be processed fast enough to work at checkout.

What We Don't Like

Does not provide a POS system.

No value-added services.

Accepts very limited payment types.

Not an actual merchant processing company.

Only available in Canada.

Industries Served

  • Online Sellers

Business Types Served

  • Ecommerce
  • Mobile
  • Online

PayBright Products & Services

 

Hardware & Software

PayBright offers software that seamlessly integrates with a merchant’s current payment processing system. This company does not offer its own POS systems or payment gateways. The PayBright website lists the following platforms:

Shopify
Magento 2
WooCommerce
LightSpeed
Salesforce
iOS SDK
Android SDK

Value Added Services

PayBright does not offer any additional, value added services.

Supported Payment Types & Services

When a merchant sells a product or service to a customer who chooses PayBright, that customer has the option of paying for their purchase on one of two plans. They can opt to pay in four biweekly payments, or for larger purchases, they can pay monthly for six to sixty months.

PayBright accepts the following methods of payment:

Visa
Mastercard
Debit cards (Visa or Mastercard only)
EFT payments

The following methods of payment cannot be used:

Capital One credit cards
PayPal
Online bill payments
E-transfers
Pre-paid credit cards
Mailed checks
American Express

PayBright Payment Processing

  • Credit Card Processing
  • Credit Card Terminals
  • Debit Card Processing
  • Online Payments
  • Online Shopping Cart Integration
  • Payment Gateway
  • Payment Processing Services Integration
  • Signature Capture

PayBright Billing & Invoicing

  • Online Invoicing
  • Online Payments

PayBright Advertising & Sales

 
PayBright may utilize the help of independent contractors and sales associates for some of its marketing. But the company does have a career page on its website, and it lists positions for sales managers and team members.

PayBright is very open about its terms and prices on its website. The company does not appear to use any deceptive sales tactics.

Truth in Marketing

Discloses All Important Terms

No

Public Pricing Available

No

PayBright Pricing, Rates & Fees

 

PayBright includes information about its pricing and fees directly on its website. The company offers two different payment plans for merchants’ customers.

Pay in 4 Plan - Customers make four bi-weekly payments. These plans have 0% interest and there are no processing fees.
Equal Monthly Payment Plan - This plan may include a term length of anywhere from three to sixty months. The interest rate for this plan can range from 0% to low or regular interest.

PayBright charges its merchant customers transaction fees only if the merchant chooses to offer a promotional interest rate to their customers. This might include 0% or low interest financing.

The company does not charge a monthly or yearly fee to merchants and there are is no minimum amount of transactions required.

Pricing at a Glance

Pricing Model

Unknown

Swiped Rate

N/A

Keyed-in Rate

Unknown

Mobile Payment Rate

Unknown

Virtual Terminal Rate

Unknown

Monthly Fee

Unknown

Payment Gateway Fee

Unknown

Batch Fee

Unknown

Early Termination Fee

Unknown

PCI Compliance Fee

Unknown

Equipment Lease Terms

Unknown

Address Verification Service (AVS)

Unknown

Application Fee

Unknown

Account Setup Fee

Unknown

Gateway Setup Fee

Unknown

Annual Fee

Unknown

Monthly Minimum

Unknown

Statement Fee

Unknown

PayBright Contract & Terms

Merchants that are interested in offering PayBright payment options to their customers can access the entire Global Merchant Agreement on the company’s website. This agreement is available in English and French.

Contract Length

Unknown

Early Termination Fee

Unknown

PayBright Setup & Support

 

Merchants that wish to integrate with PayBright can do so by filling out the company’s sign-up form. The company will contact the merchant right away and setup can be completed in just a few minutes.

Merchant’s customers who choose to use a PayBright payment plan for their purchases can apply during the checkout process and receive an almost immediate response regarding their approval.

The PayBright website offers a helpful FAQ page for merchants to get their questions answered. Merchants can also submit a contact form with any questions they have. There is no dedicated phone number for sales or technical support available on the PayBright website.

Setup Highlights

  • Documentation / Knowledge Base

Support Highlights

  • Domestic Phone Support (Business Hours)
  • Email Support

PayBright Complaints, Ratings & Reviews

BBB Rating

There are two listings for PayBright on the Better Business Bureau website, but it is not clear if those listings are for the Canadian company because they have addresses in the United States. Because of this, it seems as though this company is not listed on the BBB website.

Other Online Reviews

PayBright has a 4.6-star on Google with more than 6,000 reviews, and most of them are from merchant’s customers and not from the merchants themselves.

Overall, people seem to be very pleased with the PayBright service. They mention quick approval, low interest rates or no interest at all, and excellent customer service in their reviews.

There are also several other reviews available online for PayBright, and reviewers highlight the same benefits.

Ratings

BBB

N/A

Google

4.6 Stars / 6275 Reviews

Facebook

N/A

Yelp

N/A

Reviews

Total Online Reviews

6330+

Total Online Complaints

156+

Lawsuits

Unknown

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