Category: Membership Payment Programs

Membership-based merchant pricing is a payment processing model where a business pays a fixed membership (or subscription) fee to access wholesale interchange and network costs, plus a small, transparent processor markup. Instead of paying a blended percentage on every sale, the merchant decouples its processing costs from sales volume.  The...

Membership payment programs (also called membership billing systems, subscription payment systems, or automated dues platforms) are software tools or services designed to collect, manage, and automate recurring membership fees and associated transactional workflows.  Beyond just processing payments, these systems also significantly improve and simplify reporting—the generation, analysis, and distribution of...

In recent years the membership economy has surged, reflecting a shift toward subscription and flat‑rate pricing models. Forbes projects that the global subscription market will reach $1.5 trillion by 2025, as businesses and consumers alike gravitate toward predictable pricing.  At the same time, there is growing consumer backlash against “hidden...