The cost of accepting credit cards is one of the most significant and avoidable line-item expenses facing U.S. businesses today, and it continues to increase on a regular basis.
We’ve seen firsthand how this impacts our clients across industries, and it’s become a clear call to action. That’s why we created Sidglo Plus: a tailored, industry-specific initiative designed to eliminate payment processing costs entirely.
We bring together cutting-edge payment technology, proven cost-saving strategies, and deep industry expertise to help firms like yours completely eliminate credit card processing costs for your entire portfolio of companies.
From card brand fees, to interchange fees from issuing banks, to fees added by processors, there are several cost components businesses incur when accepting credit cards.
However, the main culprit for the high cost of card acceptance are the rewards programs offered by the issuing banks in the form of points, miles, cash-back and the like.
Our Pay Zero program enables you to do what universities and government agencies have long been permitted to: pass on fees when customers choose to pay by credit card, while still giving the option to access savings by paying with a check or cash.
Pay Zero completely eliminates the cost of accepting credit cards, and has saved our clients an average of 97% on overall processing costs.
We support a wide range of POS systems and integrate with all major gateways, allowing Pay Zero to be deployed quickly and efficiently across varied portfolio assets.
Pass on those fees with ease.
The program is simple, all customers who choose to pay with a credit card will be charged a small processing fee at the time of purchase. If they want to avoid this charge, they can simply pay with a check or cash.
That simple.
Implementing this program is also just as simple. From the technology required to run it compliantly to the detailed customer and back office reporting, we will be able to provide you with a turn-key solution allowing you to be up and running and saving money in no time!
All of the POS hardware and software we provide will compliantly handle the program's execution right out of the box.
From back office to customer receipts, all reporting is clear and transparent for ease of use and understanding.
Case Study
The client is a SaaS industry leader and service provider of managed cloud computing .
The implementation of the program resulted in 6.3% of subscribers switching from credit cards to ACH payments to avoid paying the processing costs, and in doing so eliminating an additional $43K in fees.
The main concern from the client was whether customers would be willing to pay a credit card fee or would it have a negative impact on the their business.
While rolling out the program the merchant’s treasury team relayed that customers who did not want to pay the credit card fee simply switched to ACH payments.
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Case Study
The client is a large operator of private golf clubs, business clubs, sports clubs, and alumni clubs with over 70K active members.
Program implementation resulted in a shift from card receivables to ACH payments of 10.1% eliminating an additional 150K in fees.
When the program was fully implemented, fewer than ten customers cancelled their memberships due to the new billing model, representing roughly 0.014% of their 70K-plus active customers.
In addition to incredibly low churn, over the next five years they were able to save close to $75M in credit card fees.
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Never worry about payment processing costs ever again.
Boost your bottom line with immediate, measurable savings — all without adding headcount, disrupting operations, or tying up capital.
Sidglo Plus works behind the scenes to lower payment processing costs from day one, improving financial performance with zero operational lift.
Increase the market value of your portfolio assets without additional capital outlay.
Portfolio companies will demonstrate stronger cash flow and improved financial efficiency, positioning them for higher valuations and more competitive exits.
Sidglo Plus can serve as a high impact value creation lever immediately following an acquisition.
By rolling out our program right after close, firms can reduce unnecessary operating costs from day one, instantly increasing the financial efficiency of the asset.
Reach out to our experts today and let us design a custom program for your business.
