CREDIT CARD PROCESSING

Pay lower fees on every
credit card sale you make

Carden helps businesses lower credit card processing costs by automatically sending the right invoice data with every eligible payment.

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HOW CARDEN CHANGES THE TRANSACTION

The payment follows the same rail. Better data changes the fee.

01

Commercial card

Customer initiates the purchase

02

Carden

Sales and invoice data are formatted correctly

03

Card network

Eligible commercial rate is applied

04

Lower interchange

The reduced credit card fee is applied

STANDARD COMMERCIAL RATE

2.70%

CARDEN UNLOCKED RATE

1.45%
CONNECTS TO YOUR PAYMENT STACK
QUICKBOOKS
STRIPE
VISA
BREX
MASTERCARD
BRAINTREE
CHECKOUT.COM
PAYPAL
SQUARE
NETSUITE

HOW DOES IT WORK?

How does it work?

Carden automatically sends your existing invoice data from commercial credit card payments to networks like Visa and Mastercard, helping you qualify for lower processing rates on every transaction. Thus putting more savings back in your pocket without any additional steps.

Save up to 30% on your processing fees with Carden credit card Optimization, reducing rates from 2.7% to as low as 1.45%.

INTERCHANGE QUALIFICATION PATH

2.70%

Goods purchased

The transaction starts in the standard high fee category.

Carden optimizes

Carden attaches the additional transaction data.

1.45%

Secure lowest rate

Carden secures you the lowest possible rate.

Carden automatically retrieves and optimizes the data your processor needs. Your payment flow stays the same while more transactions qualify for lower interchange.

TRUSTED PARTNERS

A handful of the many systems we work with.

Carden works across accounting, gateways, processors, card networks, and settlement data without asking your team to replace its existing stack.

SECURITY AND CONTROL

Enterprise-grade security, without the complexity.

Carden securely accesses only the data it needs to optimize your payments. We never handle or hold your money, and your data stays encrypted and under your control.

YOUR DATA STAYS ENCRYPTED

Data is encrypted when stored and transmitted.

READ-ONLY ACCESS

Carden only accesses the data it needs.

LIMITED PERMISSIONS

Access is scoped to specific data and actions.

COMPLETE AUDIT TRAIL

Every data access and change is recorded.

NO MONEY MOVEMENT

Carden never holds or moves your funds.

YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS

Your data remains under your control.

See your savings

Connect your recent payment records and see where qualification is breaking, what it may be costing, and how Carden can improve the economics.