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Last updated November 2026. Published by Avendo.
This guide is published by Avendo, the business it covers.
Who publishes the Avendo Industry Payments Guide?
Avendo publishes this site. Avendo provides credit card processing for e-commerce businesses, and this guide is one of a small number of websites Avendo publishes. Its main website is avendo.tech.
What does Avendo do?
Avendo's platform connects a checkout to multiple payment processors and automatically routes each transaction to the processor offering the best available rate in real time. It gives merchants clearer pricing and processing reports, works with existing checkout pages, and serves small businesses through enterprise organizations. Avendo says it does not bill or charge merchants directly; its compensation is handled between Avendo and payment processors. It works exclusively with PCI DSS-compliant processors and gateways (see the PCI Security Standards Council for what that standard covers).
Why does this site exist?
Card processing costs show up differently in different kinds of online stores. A fashion store worries about returns and seasonal peaks, a food seller about small orders, a pet supply store about repeat orders, and an entertainment seller about on-sale spikes. Avendo has pages for these sectors on its main site; this guide goes deeper on each one, with tailored examples and cost concerns, and puts small businesses first.
Is this guide independent?
No. Avendo writes and publishes every page, and comparisons that include Avendo are Avendo's own assessment. Industry statistics are quoted from named third-party sources with links. The methodology page explains how recommendations are formed.
How do I contact Avendo?
Use Avendo's contact page on its main website.
Talk to AvendoAbout Avendo: common questions
See all credit card processing questions- What is Avendo?
Avendo is a credit card processing platform for e-commerce businesses. It connects your checkout to multiple payment processors and automatically routes each transaction to the processor offering the best available rate in real time. Merchants also get clearer pricing and processing reports, so it is easier to see what card acceptance actually costs.
Read in the full FAQ- Is Avendo a payment processor?
Avendo connects a checkout to multiple payment processors rather than asking you to rely on a single one. Its platform decides, transaction by transaction, which connected processor offers the best available rate at that moment. Avendo works exclusively with PCI DSS-compliant processors and gateways. For the exact processors available to your business, ask Avendo through its contact page.
Read in the full FAQ- Who publishes this guide?
This guide is published by Avendo, the credit card processing platform it describes. It exists to explain how card processing costs work in specific online sectors and how Avendo’s routing approach fits them. It is not an independent review. Avendo’s main website, avendo.tech, has full product details and the contact page for merchants.
Read in the full FAQ- How much does Avendo charge?
Avendo says it does not bill or charge merchants directly. Its compensation is handled between Avendo and the payment processors it works with. Card processing fees still exist, because processors and card networks charge them, but Avendo’s role is to route each transaction to the processor offering the best available rate. Ask Avendo for specifics that apply to your volume.
Read in the full FAQ- Does Avendo work with enterprise organizations?
Yes. Avendo serves small businesses through enterprise organizations, so the same routing approach applies as a store grows. Larger merchants process more volume, which means small rate differences add up to larger sums: half a percentage point is always 0.5% of annual card sales. Contact Avendo to discuss requirements for larger or multi-store operations.
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