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Trading platforms live or die on deposit speed. Every failed authorization is a funded account that never happens, and a processor that exits mid-contract costs weeks of volume. We provide the gateway and the merchant account together, underwritten for trading from the first conversation, with 20+ banking partners behind every application. Most merchants are approved within 24 hours.
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What trading platform underwriters ask for
Your terms, before you sign
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Most merchants are approved within 24 hours.
Next-day
Funding, with 24/7 support behind every account.
20+
Banking partners, so your application goes to an acquirer that already boards trading merchants.
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Most processors decline trading businesses before they read the file: transaction volumes are high, market volatility drives disputes, and financial-services regulation adds compliance work.
We underwrite trading platforms with full knowledge of the model, then pair your merchant account with the stack a platform actually runs on:
Payment gateway
Operators comparing gateways ask the same question in different words: which one actually keeps card data and deposits safe? A secure gateway does three things.
It encrypts and tokenizes card data so sensitive numbers never sit on your servers, which keeps your PCI DSS scope small. It verifies cardholders with 3D Secure authentication on high-value deposits, which shifts fraud liability away from your platform. And it screens transactions for fraud signals before authorization, not after the dispute arrives.
For a trading platform there is a fourth requirement most gateways skip: throughput. A gateway that reads velocity as suspicious will freeze deposits exactly when your platform is busiest. Ours is built for high transaction velocity, so a surge in funding looks like what it is — a strong day, not a fraud event.
Integration runs through an API or a hosted payment page, whichever fits your onboarding and funding flows.
Security also means an account that stays open. Closures and fund holds usually happen when a trading business is boarded by a processor that never underwrote the industry. We approve your account with full visibility into your model, then protect it with PCI-compliant processing, layered fraud screening, and chargeback prevention designed for high-volume financial businesses, so your transactions and your banking relationship both stay secure.
Deposits & payouts
Deposits are half the payment lifecycle. Slow withdrawals are the most common complaint against trading platforms and prop firms, and they are what send traders to a competitor. We support the full cycle of payments for online trading — funding, payouts, and your own settlement:
Cost matters at trading volume. Card deposits convert best at signup, and ACH payment processing typically carries a lower per-transaction cost, so offering both lets you steer repeat funding toward the cheaper rail without losing first-time depositors. A next-day funding merchant account schedule keeps deposits moving into your operating account on the next business day.
Many trading businesses also bill subscriptions for market data, trading signals, software, or evaluation programs. We make it straightforward to accept recurring payments alongside deposits and payouts, so every revenue stream on your platform runs through one processing relationship instead of three.
Underwriting & pricing
A high-volume merchant account is not a standard account with a bigger cap. It is underwriting that expects large average deposits and heavy transaction counts, with those terms set out in writing before you process a payment.
We work with 20+ banking partners, so your application goes to an acquirer that already boards trading merchants — not to a generalist who approves you in week one and holds your funds in month three.
The classification is consistent across acquirers:
That designation is why generic processors decline — or later terminate — trading merchants, and why a specialist matters. Trading is one of dozens of high-risk processing industries we support, and our dispute tooling pairs prevention with chargeback management software for online businesses, so disputes are fought with evidence rather than absorbed.
Pricing starts at interchange plus 0.80%, with every fee disclosed in the merchant service agreement before you sign. You should be able to see your rate, your reserve terms, and every fee in the agreement itself — not discover them on your first statement.
Getting set up
The application is built for trading platforms, so the questions fit your business.
Processing history, licensing or registration details, and bank statements give underwriting what it needs the first time.
We know what trading-industry acquirers need to see, and if something is missing from your file, we tell you plainly what it is.
Most merchants are approved within 24 hours. Trading is a regulated vertical, so underwriting may request additional documentation.
What we underwrite
Forex carries its own underwriting requirements. If that is your model, start with our forex brokers payment gateway page and we will match you to the right banking partner.
What's included
Built for trading
The difference
Built for the businesses other processors turn away.
FAQ
Direct answers on gateway security, costs, payouts, and approval timelines
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