Rise Payments

What Rise Payments does

Rise Payments, operating as The Rise Group, LLC, is a US-based payment processing company headquartered at 5830 Granite Parkway, Suite 100, Plano, Texas, with a secondary presence in Grapevine, Texas. The company operates as a registered Independent Sales Organization (ISO) of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Concord, CA, which provides the banking license and settlement infrastructure required to underwrite merchant accounts. Rise serves small and mid-sized businesses and non-profit organizations across the United States and Canada, offering credit and debit card payment acceptance as its core service alongside virtual terminal, mobile payment application, and modern point-of-sale checkout systems. Its pricing model is built on interchange pass-through (cost-plus) structures designed to give merchants transparency into processing economics, with each merchant receiving a customized quote and a savings analysis benchmarked against their incumbent processor.

The underlying technology stack is assembled through partnerships rather than proprietary development: Rise integrates with Card Connect, First Data, Paysafe, and TSYS for processing and acceptance infrastructure. This positions the company as a distribution and service-layer ISO rather than a payments technology platform — there is no public API, no disclosed SDK, no proprietary model, and no in-house processing rails. Revenue is generated on a transaction-fee basis tied to the customized package priced for each merchant.

Rise acquires merchants through a consultative inside-sales motion conducted by phone (833-RISE-NOW), beginning with a discovery call about the customer's payment environments, followed by a tailored solutions package with an upfront quote and savings analysis, and activation via a secure signature process. The company supplements direct sales with a recruited agent/reseller channel that targets mid-market merchants, indicating an intent to scale acquisition beyond the capacity of its small direct-sales team. Ownership is private with no disclosed institutional funding or external investors identified in the available source material.

Name

Rise Payments

Legal name

The Rise Group, LLC

Website

https://risenowpayments.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Rise Payments is a US-based Independent Sales Organization (ISO) of Wells Fargo Bank providing credit and debit card payment processing with interchange pass-through pricing to small and mid-sized businesses and non-profits across the US and Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Merchant Payment Processing

NAICS

Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities (52232)

akta.pro primary industry

Merchant-of-Record (MoR) & Payment Facilitation (PayFac) Infrastructure (FSAGABAE)

Keywords

• Merchant payment processing
• Credit card processing
• Payment processing services
• Interchange plus pricing
• ISO payment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Plano

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Payment Processing Services: Rise Payments generates revenue through payment processing fees for credit and debit card transactions. They use an interchange pass-through (cost-plus) pricing model, charging transaction fees based on the customized payment solutions designed for each business.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Rise Payments designs and delivers customized credit and debit card payment processing solutions for small and mid-sized businesses and non-profits across the US and Canada. Its portfolio includes virtual terminals, mobile payment applications, and modern point-of-sale checkout systems, all priced via a transparent interchange pass-through (cost-plus) model. The company operates as a registered ISO of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., and integrates with backend partners such as Card Connect, First Data, Paysafe, and TSYS.

Product overview

Rise Payments offers a unified customized payment solutions platform designed for businesses and non-profits throughout the US & Canada. The portfolio centers on Credit & Debit Card Payments as the core offering, supplemented by Virtual Terminal capabilities for manual/remote transactions, Mobile Payment Apps for on-the-go acceptance, and modern Checkout Systems for in-person retail environments. All solutions utilize interchange pass-through or cost-plus pricing structures and are customized to fit each business's specific industry and operational needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Credit & Debit Card Payments Core card acceptance service for businesses and non-profits that processes credit and debit card transactions through customized payment solutions with transparent interchange pass-through pricing.
• Virtual Terminal Browser-based payment processing tool that lets businesses accept card payments via manual key-in entry, supporting remote transactions and back-office operations.
• Mobile Payment App Mobile application that enables businesses to accept card payments on smartphones or tablets, providing flexibility for in-person and on-the-go transactions.
• Checkout Systems Modern point-of-sale checkout technology that processes customer payments at retail or service locations, designed for ease of use and business efficiency.

Quantifiable outcome

• Businesses receive savings analysis comparing Rise pricing to their current payment costs

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Card ConnectcoreTechnology or IntegrationPayment technology partner that appears in Rise Payments' partner logo section, suggesting integration with their payment processing platform.
• First DatacoreTechnology or IntegrationMajor payment processing company partnered with Rise Payments, appearing in their partner logo section indicating technology integration.
• PaysafecoreTechnology or IntegrationPayment solutions provider partnered with Rise Payments, shown in their partner logos section.
• TSYScoreTechnology or IntegrationPayment processing company integrated with Rise Payments' platform, appearing in their partner section.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/risepayments
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rise-payments

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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