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About PAYA Gateway

The PAYA Gateway, part of the PAYA Group is an award-winning, independent UK provider of card processing solutions for businesses of all sizes, with a focus on technology. With a strong emphasis on independent agnostic technology, it offers secure payment gateway services across multiple channels, allowing easy integration for ISOs, ISVs, PFs, Banks, Terminal Manufacturers and SoftPOS providers.

Originally the company focussed on working within the Micro/SME sector, before moving to Retail, Charity, Electric Vehicles, Vending, Hospitality, Government and similar vertical markets. We focus on customer-centric, easy-to-use card processing services across retail, charity and B2B markets. Available PAYA branded or to use as a white-label solution, the PAYA Gateway has focus on delivering reliable, customer-centric solutions, including the ability to process Level 3 invoice data for purchasing card users.

In 2017, we expanded with QixPay Limited for small and medium retail businesses and LibertyPay Limited for corporate and large charity solutions. This growth via acquisition has continued and the graphics below demonstrate our progression:

PAYA Gateway

About PAYA Group

PAYA Group is an award-winning, independent UK provider of card processing solutions for businesses of all sizes, with a focus on technology. Originally the company focussed on working within the Micro/SME sector, before moving to Retail, Charity, Electric Vehicles, Vending, Hospitality, Government and similar vertical markets.

We focus on customer-centric, easy-to-use card processing services across retail, charity and B2B markets. In 2017, we expanded with QixPay Limited for small and medium retail businesses and LibertyPay Limited for corporate and large charity solutions. This growth via acquisition has continued and the graphics below demonstrate our progression:

PAYA Group history

Acceptacard Founded

Online Focus

Chip & Pin Launched

Expansion Into Retail Elavon ISO

Acquisition of Cornerstone and Qixpay

Acquisition of LibertyPay

PAYA Group Launched

Charity Sector Growth

Major Client Win RBL

Brand Unification

Acquisition ITS Gateway

Accredited with Shift 4 (Acquirer)

Accredited with Castles (Terminal Manufacturer)

First to Launch Newlands in the UK

Accrediting with Elavon (Acquirer)

Accrediting with PAX (Terminal Manufacturer)

Accredited with Newlands (Terminal Manufacturer)

Accrediting with Gemini 2000 (Terminal Manufacturer)

Accredited with Rubean (SoftPOS provider)

Accrediting with Yazara (SoftPOS provider)

ITS history

ITS Founded

Purchasing Card Concept Launched with Banks

Acquired by Ingenico

Integrated Payments Launched

Virtual Terminals Launched

Terminal Capability Added

Acquired by Amex

Batch Payments and Card Alias Launched

Acquired by Brondel Holdings

Push Payments, Statementing & Transaction Manager Launched

Acquired by PAYA Group

Our key acquisitions include:

  • Interactive Transaction Solutions (ITS), a PCI Level 1 certified gateway handling commercial card invoice data.
  • The Toucan App, a Dragons Den backed solution, enhancing our charitable giving sector with its expanding user base and digital engagement tools.
  • Thyngs & GoodThyngs, a mobile donation solution using NFC/QR codes.

PAYA Group unites the PayaCardServices, PayaCharity, LibertyPay, QixPay, Thyngs & GoodThyngs, Toucan and ITS brands, offering comprehensive card acceptance solutions for organisations of all sizes, supported by in-house technology and exceptional customer service.