Centurion Payment Services partners with ISOs, sub-ISOs, and independent sales agents who need a reliable home for high-risk and hard-to-place merchant accounts.
Your ace in the back pocket for hard-to-place merchants
Every ISO and independent sales agent has had a deal die because the processor said no — a new incorporation, a prior MATCH/TMF listing, an elevated chargeback ratio, or a vertical the bank simply won't touch. Centurion Payment Services exists for exactly those files. When your primary processor declines, we're the partner you call to keep the merchant, protect the relationship, and keep the residual.
20+ years inside high-risk merchant services
Our team has spent more than two decades in high-risk payment processing — underwriting, risk, bank relationships, and portfolio management. We know how acquiring banks read an application, which documents move a file forward, and how to present a merchant so underwriting says yes. That experience is what lets us place CBD, nutraceutical, subscription, adult, dating, travel, credit repair, kratom, and other high-risk verticals.
Creative, not conventional
Conventional ISOs run one bank, one rulebook, one answer. We structure deals: multi-bank placements, reserve and rolling-reserve negotiation, split-volume setups, descriptor strategy, chargeback mitigation tooling, and load balancing across acquirers. When others say no, we look for the path to yes — always subject to underwriting approval, never a guarantee.
Compete with Stripe-speed onboarding on low-risk deals
Not every deal is high risk — and on clean, low-risk merchants you shouldn't lose to Stripe, Square, or other instant-signup platforms. Our digital merchant application, e-signature, and automated underwriting let qualified low-risk merchants move from application to decision fast, while you keep a real merchant account with dedicated support, better pricing flexibility, and a residual you actually own. Speed of a fintech, relationship of an ISO.
A full partner suite of tools
Partners get a white-labeled partner portal with real-time application status, merchant boarding, residual and portfolio reporting, pricing and schedule-A control, merchant lifecycle tracking, and chargeback and risk visibility. Gateway, virtual terminal, recurring billing, hosted payment pages, POS, and API integrations are all available to your merchants from one platform.
Transparency at every step
No black boxes. You and your merchant see where an application stands, what underwriting needs, and why a decision was made. Residuals are reported clearly and on time, so you always know what your book is earning — the kind of visibility most ISOs and payment facilitators never offer their agents.
Built to support ISO, agent, and referral relationships
Whether you're a solo agent, a sub-ISO, a referral partner, or an agent office, we support you in the capacity that fits your business — with transparent residual reporting, digital merchant applications, direct access to underwriting, and a team that actually answers the phone. You own the relationship; we help you close and keep it.
All merchant accounts are subject to underwriting review and approval.