Payment Gateways

One checkout. Every processor. Zero reconciliation guesswork.

GridMagik ships with SpeedPay — our in-house processor with best-in-class rates — and speaks fluent Stripe, Adyen, Square, PayPal, and on-terminal EMV. Pick the processor that fits each region; we keep the ledger, receipts, refunds, and chargebacks unified.

  • SpeedPay default rate: 2.4% + $0.10 (flat, no interchange+)
  • Swap processors per venue, per region, per currency
  • Every payment tied to a booking, a guest, and a staff event
0.07%
Chargeback rate on SpeedPay
42
Supported countries
<400ms
Authorization p95
SpeedPay

The processor we wrote for this job.

Most payment stacks were built for e-commerce — they don’t know what a split tip, a reservation deposit, or a group-party pre-auth is. SpeedPay does. Flat rates, instant payouts, and a routing engine that picks the cheapest rail per transaction.

  • Flat 2.4% + $0.10 on card, 1.2% + $0.05 on ACH
  • Instant payouts (daily) — no T+2 waiting
  • Split-tip routing, deposits, pre-auths, gratuity-included — all native
SpeedPay · Flat rate
2.4%
+ $0.10 · card-present
0.07% chargeback rate · instant daily payouts
Card-present (EMV)
Tap, chip, swipe
2.4% + $0.10
Card-not-present
Web, phone, gift links
2.6% + $0.10
ACH / bank debit
Deposits, parties
1.2% + $0.05
Apple / Google Pay
Included — no wallet surcharge
2.4% + $0.10
International card
On top of base rate
+0.9%
Includes vault, tokenization, 3-D Secure, PCI L1 compliance
Processors

Run Stripe, Adyen, Square, or PayPal side-by-side.

Already locked into a processor for tax or treasury reasons? Keep it. GridMagik runs multi-gateway — so US venues can settle on Adyen while your UK location runs Stripe, and both post back to one unified ledger.

  • Adyen for multi-currency enterprise settlements
  • Stripe for granular API webhooks and Connect accounts
  • Square and PayPal for guest-preferred checkout flows
Sp
Default
SpeedPay
Flat 2.4% + $0.10 · instant payouts
St
Multi-region
Stripe
Granular webhooks, Stripe Connect
Ad
Enterprise
Adyen
Enterprise multi-currency settlement
Sq
US retail
Square
Readers you already own
Pa
Alt wallet
PayPal
Guest-preferred checkout
Br
Legacy
Braintree
Subscriptions + recurring
Hardware

On-terminal EMV. Tap-to-pay. Every reader.

Counter checkout, mobile EMV, contactless wallets — the terminal on your bar already works. We certify devices from Stripe Terminal, BBPOS, Ingenico, and Verifone out of the box.

  • Apple Pay + Google Pay + Samsung Pay + Tap to Pay on iPhone
  • Certified readers: BBPOS WisePOS E, Stripe M2, Verifone P400
  • Offline-mode auth-later for flaky venue wifi
Connected · WisePOS E
9:47 PM
Total due
$148.00
GT3 stint · 6 guests · 90 min
Tap to pay
Apple Pay · Visa ••4242
✓ Approved
$22
Tip · 15%
$30
Tip · 20%
$37
Tip · 25%
Auth 312ms
Below industry avg
EMV · P2PE
Card data never touches you
What ships

A complete payment stack, not just a gateway.

Everything below is included on every plan — no per-transaction fees on top of processor rates, no tokenization tax, no vault surcharge.

Instant payouts

Daily payouts by default on SpeedPay. Same-day available for venues with 12-month clean history.

Unified receipts

Every gateway funnels into one receipt template. Guests never see a Stripe-branded page unless you want them to.

PCI DSS Level 1

Card data never touches your servers. Iframed fields, tokenized vault, annual third-party audit.

Digital wallets

Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay, and regional wallets (iDEAL, Bancontact, Klarna) — on every checkout surface.

Multi-currency

135 currencies, auto-detected from the guest’s locale. Settle in your home currency or the guest’s.

Transparent fees

One number. No interchange-plus, no pass-through surcharges, no three-column statements.

3-D Secure 2

Frictionless SCA for EU, Safe Charge for BR. Risk-based challenges only when needed.

Chargeback automation

Evidence collation from booking, waiver, and receipt — submitted automatically on dispute. 73% win rate.

Tokenized vault

Save-a-card with 4-digit reveal for the staff view. Card-on-file for no-shows and group deposits.

We were paying 3.2% on Stripe plus $79/mo in processor add-ons. We flipped to SpeedPay on a Friday. Saturday night saved $317. It pays for GridMagik.
LT
Linh Tran
COO, Apex Sim Lounge (4 venues)
FAQ

Operator questions, answered.

See all FAQs
  • Do I have to use SpeedPay?

    No. SpeedPay is the default because the rates are better and it’s one vendor to call when something breaks — but every major processor is supported equally. Pick any, switch any time.

  • What happens to my existing Stripe account if I switch?

    You can keep it. Many venues run SpeedPay on new bookings and leave historical refunds on the old Stripe rail. Both post back to one ledger in GridMagik.

  • Are there hidden fees?

    No. SpeedPay is 2.4% + $0.10 flat. That includes tokenization, vault, 3-D Secure, chargeback handling, and PCI compliance. No statements with twelve line items.

  • What about tips, deposits, and group pre-auths?

    All native. Tips route to staff payroll automatically. Deposits are held in pre-auth and captured on arrival. Group events use multi-party escrow so each guest pays their own share.

See payment gatewaysin your venue’s context.

30-minute walkthrough. Your pricing, your calendar, your receipts — running live in a sandbox on your data. No slides.