About this site
Who publishes the Avendo Rate Guide?
The Avendo Rate Guide is published by Avendo, a credit card processing platform for e-commerce businesses.
It is one of a small number of websites Avendo publishes. This one exists to explain credit card processing rates and fees in plain English, so business owners can understand interchange, markups, and how routing affects what they pay. It is not an independent review site.
The business
What does Avendo do?
Avendo provides credit card processing for e-commerce businesses. Its platform connects a checkout to multiple payment processors and automatically routes each transaction to the processor offering the best available rate in real time, while giving merchants clearer pricing and processing reports.
It works with existing checkout pages and serves small businesses through enterprise organizations, with small businesses as the first priority. Avendo says it does not bill or charge merchants directly; its compensation is handled between Avendo and payment processors. It works exclusively with PCI DSS-compliant processors and gateways.
Visit the main Avendo website at avendo.tech for product details.
Why this site
Why does this guide exist?
Card processing statements are hard to read, and headline rates rarely match what a business actually pays. This guide breaks a card fee into its layers, collects published benchmarks with their sources, and gives owners a calculator to check any quote. Start with the fee layers explainer or the cost calculator.
Back to the full guide: credit card processing rates and fees explained.
FAQ
Common questions
- What does Avendo do?
Avendo provides credit card processing for e-commerce businesses. Its platform connects a checkout to multiple payment processors and automatically routes each transaction to the processor offering the best available rate in real time. Merchants also get clearer pricing and processing reports. It serves small businesses through enterprise organizations.
More in the FAQ- Does Avendo charge merchants a fee?
Avendo says it does not bill or charge merchants directly. Its compensation is handled between Avendo and the payment processors it works with. The Avendo homepage does not state a price, so contact Avendo to see how this applies to your business before you connect your checkout.
More in the FAQ- Do I need to replace my checkout page to use Avendo?
No. Avendo works with existing checkout pages, so you keep the checkout your customers already use while the platform routes transactions behind it. The exact integration steps depend on your setup, so the Avendo team can confirm what your checkout needs when you get in touch.
More in the FAQ- Is Avendo PCI compliant?
Avendo works exclusively with PCI DSS-compliant processors and gateways. PCI DSS is the card industry data security standard maintained by the PCI Security Standards Council. Your own business may still have PCI responsibilities depending on how your checkout handles card data, so confirm your scope with your provider.
More in the FAQ- How do I get started with Avendo?
Contact Avendo through its contact page at avendo.tech/contact-us. Avendo works with existing checkout pages and serves small businesses through enterprise organizations, so the team can explain how routing would connect to the checkout you already run.
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