Akord Payment Solutions
For Software Companies

Add Payment Revenue to Your Software Platform

Akord builds embedded payment programs for SaaS companies. We bring the processor network, underwriting, and compliance. You bring the merchants. Revenue share from day one — no PayFac registration required.

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We've built payment programs for platforms in youth sports, legal services, and more.

Why Most SaaS Companies Struggle With Payments

Your platform's merchants need to accept payments. The obvious options — Stripe Connect, Adyen for Platforms, becoming a PayFac — all have tradeoffs:

Stripe Connect locks your merchants into one processor. If Stripe doesn't like their industry, they're out. PayFac registration requires significant capital reserves, compliance infrastructure, and months of setup. And if your platform serves any high-risk verticals — supplements, CBD, firearms, travel — most embedded payment solutions won't touch your merchants at all.

There's a simpler path: partner with an ISO that already has the processor relationships, underwriting expertise, and high-risk experience. That's what Akord does.

How an Akord Payment Partnership Works

1
Discovery
We learn your platform, your merchants, and their payment needs. We evaluate which processors in our network fit your verticals.
2
Program Design
We structure pricing, revenue share, and onboarding flows tailored to your platform. No one-size-fits-all templates.
3
Merchant Onboarding
Your merchants apply through a co-branded or white-labeled flow. We handle underwriting and processor placement across our 10+ bank relationships.
4
Revenue & Support
You earn revenue share on every transaction your merchants process. We handle compliance, chargebacks, and ongoing support.

What Makes Us Different From Other Payment Partners

Multi-Processor Network
We're not a single-processor solution. Our 10+ banking relationships mean we can place your merchants across different processors based on their risk profile. A low-risk SaaS merchant and a high-risk supplement seller on the same platform can both get approved — through different banks, matched to their needs.
We've Done This Before
Akord has built embedded payment programs from scratch for software platforms across multiple verticals. We understand the technical integration, the merchant onboarding flow, the revenue share modeling, and the compliance requirements. This isn't theoretical for us.
High-Risk Capable
Most embedded payment solutions avoid high-risk industries entirely. If your platform serves merchants in peptides, CBD, forex, firearms, nutraceuticals, or travel, we're one of the few partners who can actually onboard them. That's revenue your platform is currently leaving on the table.

Platforms We've Built Payment Programs For

Youth Sports Club Management
Built an embedded payment program for a club management platform handling registration and recurring payments for youth sports organizations across the U.S. Integrated payment processing into the platform's registration workflow — clubs accept payments from day one without managing their own merchant accounts.
Sports & RecreationStandard Risk
Legal & Financial Services
Designed the payment infrastructure for a SaaS platform serving bankruptcy attorneys. Payments aren't just a feature — they're the core of the platform's $0-down financing product. Akord provides the exclusive processing backbone that powers the business model.
Legal / FinancialSpecialty Risk
Platform names available upon request.

Is This Right for Your Platform?

This partnership model works best for:

  • Vertical SaaS platforms with 50-5,000+ merchants who need payment processing
  • Platforms serving industries that Stripe, Square, or PayPal restrict or decline
  • Software companies that want payment revenue without the cost and complexity of PayFac registration
  • ISVs and platforms that need multi-processor flexibility for diverse merchant bases

Let's Build Your Payment Program

Tell us about your platform and your merchants. We'll evaluate the fit and design a payment program that works for your business.

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