No portfolio to manage
You send the merchant and we take it from there, no underwriting, no support tickets, no book to babysit.
Partners
Referral Program
Get paid for introducing merchants who need high-risk-ready processing, you make the introduction, we underwrite, board, and support them, and you get paid when the account goes live. No portfolio to manage and no underwriting work on your side. Built for accountants, agencies, SaaS platforms, and consultants whose clients keep getting declined or frozen by mainstream processors.
- No portfolio to manage
- Paid when they board
- We do the underwriting
Answer first
Get paid for an introduction you’re already in a position to make
You probably already know merchants who can’t get approved. The supplement brand a client launched, the subscription business your agency built a site for, the coach whose payments keep freezing, high-risk merchants are everywhere, and most of them are stuck with a processor that doesn’t want them.
The referral program turns that knowledge into income: you make the introduction, we do the rest, and you’re paid when the merchant boards. No underwriting, no support tickets, no portfolio to babysit. It’s the lowest-effort way to monetize a network you already have.
Why it works
The hand-off is the whole point
Paid when they board
You’re paid when the account goes live. The simplest way to monetize the merchants in your network.
Accounts built to survive
We board and support merchants on accounts built to survive the disputes and scrutiny their vertical actually faces.
No cost to refer
Reach out, we set you up as a referral partner, and you send merchants through whatever channel is easiest.
Kept in the loop
We keep you posted on where each referral stands, so you always know how an introduction is progressing.
A step up when ready
Want to own the relationship and earn ongoing residuals? The ISO & agent program is the next move as your volume grows.
How it works
Who this is for
This program fits people who meet high-risk merchants in the normal course of their work but have no interest in running a payments business: accountants and bookkeepers whose clients include hard-to-board verticals, marketing and web agencies building stores for supplement and subscription brands, SaaS and platform founders whose customers need payments, e-commerce consultants, and business advisors.
If “I know someone who’d be perfect for this but they keep getting declined” sounds familiar, this is the program that pays you for solving it. You send the merchant; we underwrite, board, and support them; and we keep you posted on where each referral stands. You’re paid when the account goes live.
What your referrals get
Accounts built to survive their vertical
Your introduction solves a real problem for the merchant. We board and support them on accounts built to survive the disputes and scrutiny their vertical actually faces, so the referral converts, and you’re paid when it goes live.
- You make the introduction; we do the rest
- Underwriting, boarding, and support handled by us
- You’re paid when the account boards
How it works
From introduction to payout
1
Tell us about your network
Share the verticals your clients work in so we can confirm they’re ones we approve and your introductions actually convert.
2
We set you up
We set you up as a referral partner, there’s no cost to join, and agree the channel that’s easiest for you to send merchants.
3
You make introductions
Send merchants our way through a form, an email introduction, or a direct hand-off to our team. We keep you posted on each one.
4
You get paid
We underwrite, board, and support the merchant, and you’re paid when the account goes live.
FAQ
Referral program FAQ
How does the GivePayments referral program work?
You introduce a merchant who needs high-risk-ready processing; we underwrite, board, and support them; and you get paid when the account goes live. There's no portfolio to manage and no underwriting or support work on your side, you hand off the introduction and we take it from there. It's the simplest way to monetize the merchants in your network who keep getting declined or frozen by mainstream processors, without becoming an ISO yourself.
Who is the referral program for?
It's built for people who regularly meet merchants that need high-risk processing but who don't want to run a payments business, accountants and bookkeepers, marketing and web agencies, SaaS and platform founders, e-commerce consultants, and business advisors. If your clients include supplement brands, subscription businesses, coaches, or other high-risk verticals that struggle to get approved, referring them solves their problem and pays you for the introduction.
What's the difference between the referral program and the ISO/agent program?
The referral program is a hand-off: you send the merchant, we own the relationship, and you're paid for the introduction. The ISO and agent program is for partners who want to own the merchant relationship and earn ongoing residuals across a portfolio, with us running underwriting and support underneath. Referral is the simplest door; many partners start there and move into the agent program as their referral volume grows.
Is there a cost to join, and how do I refer someone?
There's no cost to refer. You reach out, we set you up as a referral partner, and from then on you send merchants our way through whatever channel is easiest, a form, an email introduction, or a direct hand-off to our team. We keep you informed on where each referral stands, and you're paid when the account boards. The fastest way to start is to tell us about your network so we can confirm your clients' verticals are ones we approve.
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Tell us about your network and the verticals your clients work in, and we’ll confirm they’re ones we approve and set you up as a referral partner.