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You can be up and running in minutes. Because Helcim has no monthly fees or sign-up costs, we recommend setting up your account before you cancel your old provider. This ensures a "zero-downtime" transition. If you have existing customer or card data, our Merchant Success team can migrate it for you in 5–10 business days so you don't lose a single recurring payment.

Proprietary hardware from providers like Clover or Square is typically locked to their network. If you're switching to Helcim but are locked into a contract or lease for your current hardware, you may qualify for our Merchant Buyout Program. We offer up to $500 in processing credits to help cover the cost of switching.

Flat-rate processors charge you the same high price for every card, even "cheap" debit cards. Helcim passes the direct cost from the card brands and banks (Interchange) straight to you and only adds a small, transparent margin on top. As your volume grows, your margin automatically decreases—meaning you don't have to call us to negotiate a better deal; it's built into the system. Typically businesses processing higher transaction sizes and monthly volumes see savings of 25% on average with this model.

The only time Interchange Plus pricing may not save you money is if you have frequent low transaction amounts like a coffee shop, or your business processes less popular, higher costing rewards cards like corporate AMEX or Mastercards. For a deeper dive on cost by card type, please check out our pricing page.

No. You only pay when you process a transaction. Helcim has no monthly fees, no PCI compliance fees, and no subscription taxes that eat your margins. If you don't process a dime in a month, you don't pay a dime.

Helcim is a PCI Level 1 Merchant Service Provider (the highest level of security in the industry). When we migrate your data, it is handled via secure, encrypted vaults. Your customers' sensitive information never touches an unencrypted server, and your business stays fully compliant throughout the entire process. If you'd like to read more about Helcim security and compliance please visit our trust centre.

You can sign up directly on our website using your computer or mobile phone. There is no need for complicated paperwork nor signatures. The signup form takes as little as 5-minutes, asking you to enter basic information about your business, address and contact information.

Once you create your Helcim account, you can begin using it right away! Get started here.

For Visa, Mastercard, Amex and other card-brands, we offer Interchange Plus pricing to give you complete transparency and greater savings. By passing the base cost directly to you and only charging for a single markup, Interchange Plus pricing gives you significant savings. By knowing our cost as well as our markup, we promote a fully transparent partnership which means no surprises on your monthly statement!

To calculate your rates for in-person and online transactions, you can visit our pricing page

For no extra cost all Helcim merchants are eligible for next business day deposits. As long as your bank supports RTP or FedNow networks (in the US) or Interac e-transfer (in Canada) you will automatically receive Faster Deposits. For merchants whose banks are not supported, transactions will appear in your bank account within 1-3 business days, depending on the time of day that your transactions are settled. Transactions processed over the weekend or bank holidays are initialized for deposit on the following business day.

Helcim offers both gross and net deposit options to business owners. Those preferring gross deposits will have total sales deposited directly into their bank account, with processing fees deducted as a separate line item on the same day. This ensures accurate daily revenue and cash flow data so you always know exactly how much you've earned and what's available. Those who prefer net deposits will only see the sale minus processing fees deposited directly into the account. By default all merchants signing up to Helcim will be on gross deposits but can switch to net deposits if they choose.