Briar Payment Solutions
Why Briar?

A payments partner, not a rate quote.

Most processors hand you a rate sheet and disappear. We do the opposite — we start by understanding how your business actually runs, then build the payment setup around it. When it fits the business, the economics tend to come out in your favor.

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Why it matters

The rate on the page rarely tells you how it behaves in your shop.

Payments feel like a commodity until they cost you a busy Saturday or quietly eat a margin you fought for. A teaser rate can hide junk fees, slow settlement, and equipment that fights your counter. We look at the whole picture — your tickets, your volume, your headaches — and build the setup around it.

What ends up in your pocket
Most of it
Traditional processing cost100%
With a compliant dual-pricing setup~1%

Illustrative. Actual offset depends on your card mix, average ticket, and the program configured for your state. Your advisor confirms the numbers from a review of your current statement before you sign.

What you can count on

A partner who shows up after the setup, too.

A real advisor on every account

One person who knows your business and answers you directly — not a rotating rep or a ticket queue.

Straight answers, in writing

Clear pricing and terms up front. No teaser rates, no mystery line items showing up on next month's statement.

Solutions built around your goals

The right terminals, POS, and software for how you actually run — configured for you, with nothing you don't need.

How it works

From first conversation to live in a few days.

No lengthy sales dance. We learn the business, put a clear recommendation in writing, handle underwriting and setup, and get you running — most merchants are live in three to five business days.

  • Conversation — we learn how your business runs
  • Recommendation — pricing and equipment, in writing
  • Setup — underwriting handled, hardware configured for you
  • Partnership — you go live with an advisor who stays with you

What your first review covers

  • How you take payments today, and where it's costing you
  • Your volume, average ticket, and card mix
  • Which pricing model your state and counter support
  • The equipment that fits how you actually run
Who this is for

And who it isn't.

We do our best work with established businesses that take real card volume and want a setup that fits how they operate. If you're shopping for the single lowest number on a rate sheet, we're probably not your match — and we'll tell you that honestly.

  • Great fit: restaurants, retail, auto, medical, and service businesses
  • Great fit: e-commerce, subscription, and card-not-present merchants
  • Not a fit: processing under $10,000 a month
  • Not a fit: a business you'd rather we didn't look at closely
  • Not a fit: a business better served setting itself up — if you're doing a few thousand a month with a simple product list, a self-serve processor you configure in an afternoon will probably serve you better than anything we'd build. We'll tell you that on the first reply.

Honest from the first reply

If a different setup would serve you better, we say so. A partnership that starts with a straight answer is the only kind worth having.

No pressure, no obligation

We'd rather tell you now than after underwriting.

Let's start with a conversation about your business.

Tell us how you run and what's frustrating you about payments today. A recent statement helps, but the conversation comes first.