Franchise & Association

Every organization is as unique as its members. We combine the purchasing power of your members to deliver a payment processing system that is low-cost and superior in service. For over 50 years, we’ve created strategic relationship with franchises & associations who need the ability to accept payments for their organization. We provide simple solutions so you can:

Provide richer member benefits
Offer group pricing discounts
Increase revenue opportunities
Access detailed program reporting
Increase membership

Merchants First Program Management System

Our online reporting program makes us the preferred choice when it comes to processing payments. We provide franchisors and associations with the information they need within minutes. All of are reports are online and can be easily accessed without complicated logins and passwords. This allows our customers to easily identify that their members are benefiting from the partnership.

Working with Merchants First

At Merchants First, we understand your unique needs. Each of our clients has a relationship manager assigned to their account so that your unique details and account are always understood and needs quickly met. You and your relationship manager remain in constant communication so that you’ll both achieve your goal: The success of your business. You’ll have a single point of contact that will give support for your virtual terminal and merchant processing support through one call.

Merchants First Services for Franchises & Associations

A Simple Process for Payment Processing

At Merchants First, you are just one call away for support on your virtual terminal and merchant processing. We simplify your payment processing. We’ve worked with thousands of merchants to provide superior service and make their lives easier.

Chargeback Reduction Center

We provide complementary fraud tools that provide you with an abundance of information to help you determine whether or not to accept a payment. You’ll be able to determine if you should accept the order, if the order is legit and if you can trust the payment through our data.

Easy reporting that’s accessible from anywhere

Our easy reporting allows us to email any report you’d like, in a format you and your payment team needs. Our online reporting and email reports are some of our client’s favorite features.

Next Day Funding

Money can be funded in as little as the next business day on all Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express.

Easy Account Balancing

One deposit and next day funding is available for all Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express deposits.

Disruption Free Conversion

Hate change? We actually don’t mind it. That’s because when you plan to make the change to Merchants First, we plan ahead, test and don’t leave until everything works seamlessly. We’ll even include a three-month trial period, allow you to leave at any time.

Terminal Support

Merchants First has worked with hundreds of terminal types, POS systems and mainframe systems. We can easily work with you and your current system of receiving payments, and help you convert to our simple systems. We’ll work closely with your team to find the best system that works for you