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Process payments and access funds faster
Payment Acquiring & Processing

Process payments and access funds faster

CSG Forte Payments streamlines acquiring, processing, and billing on a single secure platform reduces complexity, boosts efficiency, and helps you capture more revenue with happier customers.

Direct acquiring with ease

Eliminate the middlemen. We act as both your gateway and acquirer, giving you faster approvals, transparent pricing, and complete control over your payment lifecycle.

Solutions

Unify your payment processing

Streamline your financial operations with an end-to-end acquiring platform built to optimize approval rates and protect funding.

Customer payment channels of choice

Use omnichannel payments so your customers can pay across channels and methods that match their preferences.

  • Accept payments online, in mobile apps, at the counter, in the field, at kiosks and via IVR/phone.

  • Support one-time and recurring payments for bills, invoices, subscriptions and installment plans.

  • Take major card brands, including Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover.

  • Offer leading digital wallets, including Apple Pay, Google Pay and PayPal, for faster, easier checkout.

  • Add ACH and eCheck options to lower costs on eligible payments and give payers more choice.

Payment vendor consolidation

Consolidate payment acquisition solutions in one provider so finance, ops and IT work with one partner.

  • Reduce your costs: Cut out third-party markup fees by using a single, unified payment provider.

  • Accelerate your funding: Get faster access to your capital with optimized, direct settlement.

  • Simplify reconciliation: Unify your reporting into a single, easy-to-read operational dashboard.

  • Boost approval rates: Optimize routing to ensure more of your legitimate transactions succeed.

Take total control of your cash flow

Stop waiting for your money to clear. Our flexible funding models are designed to match your specific operational needs.

  • Speed up settlements: Choose from next-day or customized funding schedules to suit your business.

  • Optimize your cash flow: Gain highly predictable, reliable access to your daily processing revenue.

  • Reduce processing delays: Skip the multi-day holds and red tape typical of legacy acquirers.

  • Streamline your payouts: Automate disbursements seamlessly to keep your operations moving.

Onboard faster, manage risk seamlessly

Get processing quickly without exposing your business to unnecessary financial risk or complex regulatory burdens.

  • Accelerate onboarding: Streamline your approvals with our intelligent, automated underwriting tools.

  • Mitigate your risk: Rely on built-in fraud monitoring and proactive, real-time risk management.

  • Stay fully compliant: Ensure strict adherence to PCI, Nacha, and evolving regulatory standards.

  • Protect your bottom line: Stop bad actors early without adding friction for legitimate customers.

Transparent pricing, total control

Stop letting hidden fees eat into margin. Take complete control of your payment economics with clear, competitive rates and unified reporting.

Maximize your margins. We offer clear, highly competitive pricing models tailored specifically to your transaction volume and business type. Stop paying unpredictable third-party acquiring fees and keep more of your hard-earned revenue.

Transparent, competitive pricing

Solutions that deliver real results

$195B+
in annual payments
175K
worldwide merchants
260M
transactions processed annually
25+
years of experience
Awards

Recognized for excellence

Fintech Breakthrough Awards: Payment Enablement Platform of the Year, 2026

Fintech Breakthrough Awards: Payment Enablement Platform of the Year, 2026

CSG Forte's Payment Enablement Platform of the Year award validates our leadership in delivering faster, more reliable payment solutions.

Forrester Included in for The Merchant Payment Providers Landscape, Q4 2025, 2025

Forrester Included in for The Merchant Payment Providers Landscape, Q4 2025, 2025

CSG Forte's inclusion in Forrester's Merchant Payment Providers Landscape confirms our competitive position in the payments industry.

QKS Spark Matrix: Merchant Payment Provider, Q4, 2025

QKS Spark Matrix: Merchant Payment Provider, Q4, 2025

CSG Forte named Strong Contender for Merchant Payment Provider

2024 PayTech Award

2024 PayTech Award

Top Innovation in Payments

 Juniper Future Digital Awards: Omnichannel Payments Platform

Juniper Future Digital Awards: Omnichannel Payments Platform

CSG Forte awarded Omnichannel Payments Platform at the 2024 Juniper Future Digital Awards

Juniper Future Digital Awards: Recurring Payment Platform of the Year

Juniper Future Digital Awards: Recurring Payment Platform of the Year

CSG Forte awarded Recurring Payment Innovation at the 2024 Juniper Future Digital Awards

Security

Built-in trust for a connected world

Digital transformation that’s as safe as it is swift, from secure cloud deployments that protect subscriber data to automated fraud testing that stops revenue leakage before it starts.

Ready to improve your cash flow?

Stop losing time and money to disconnected providers. Speak to our payment experts to streamline your acquiring and processing today.

Frequently asked questions