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Surfboard Payments Announces Partnership With Cardstream Group to Deliver Innovative Payment Solutions

Fintech Finance

Key Highlights of the Partnership: Innovative Payment Solutions: The collaboration will introduce a seamless payment experience, combining Surfboard’s cutting-edge payment terminals and SoftPOS solutions with Cardstream’s robust online payment processing infrastructure and industry-leading PayFac-as-a-Service platform.

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How to Reduce Credit Card Payment Processing Fees in 2025

Clearly Payments

For many merchants, payment processing is one of the top five operating expenses. In 2025, the top five operating expenses for most businesses are payroll, rent, payment processing fees, inventory or cost of goods sold, and marketing. In-Person (Chip/Tap) 1.5% 2.9% Visa, Mastercard, AMEX). AMEX 2.3% 3.5%