Merchant Cash Advance: ISO Agent Broker Program

Tuesday, January 19 2021

If you have any sales experience, you probably already know that it can be an extremely lucrative field to get into. As a merchant cash advance agent, you are basically in charge of your income, and as you get better at serving your clients, you see more and more returns. This is no different when you're working with businesses instead of simply consumers. If you've ever sold POS equipment or other necessities to business owners, then you likely realize the huge potential for income that such a venture represents. Businesses always need more products and better technology, and if you can help them to succeed, chances are that you will be able to benefit lucratively when it is time for them to upgrade.

However, there is a little known opportunity in the world of credit card processing that many people are unaware of. As consumers, some us might have dealt with cash advances at some point in our lives. Did you know that businesses have a similar option, as well? In the case of small enterprises that need quick liquid cash to get things flowing, they can strike up a deal with their merchant account agents and get some cash immediately without the need to go through a lengthy approval process as they would with a bank.

This process is not a loan, exactly, but rather the merchant account company makes a short-term investment in the business by buying future credit card and debit card payments. In other words, they pay a certain amount upfront to the business, and when customers pay with a credit cards, a percentage of these transactions are sent directly to the merchant account company to pay them pack. It's not as risky as a normal loan because there is much less of a chance of the debtors defaulting; they would essentially have to go out of business to not be able to pay. The business owner is happy because he has the liquid cash that he needs without the need for any monthly loan payments to worry about; the payment processor company is happy because they receive what is essentially interest for their trouble and are practically guaranteed to be automatically paid back, and the sales agent is happy because he makes a portion of this. It is a win-win-win situation.

Now, you may not be a sales processor and you might not be interested in exploring the red tape that it might take to get into the position where you might provide people with merchant accounts. This is perfectly fine because, you see, you can simply work as a sales agent for a payment processing company and receive a cut of these profits. There's a lot of opportunity out there and plenty of companies are looking for sales representatives that can send leads their way. On your end, you would be getting a hefty commission for every one of these cash advances.

Let's take a look at a rough sample of the possibilities. For example, let's say that you start working for a merchant cash advance company and they offer you the usual 5 to 10% comission on the merchant cash advance ISO program that your prospect takes out. If the merchant agrees to a merchant cash advance of $30,000 dollars, you would be making $1500 to $3000 on just that single sale. As you can see, this is far more than if you were working selling, say, electronics or other expensive merchandise. Offering financial services greatly expands your income potential because you're working directly with businesses and directly with money. The best part is that there's less red tape for you to deal with in a case like this because you're not working for a bank. Merchant cash advances are simple, fast, low-risk, and don't require much paperwork at all.

If you thought that the initial commission seemed like a lot, most companies that you work with will allow you to receive even more cuts of the earnings. For example, you might receive another cut after the merchant has successfully paid off the merchant cash advance (usually a single-digit percentage). In addition, you might be able to lock in that particular merchant, where you receive a certain percentage of future credit card processing revenue simply because you were the one who brought in the lead. This merchant account residual income can really accumulate, and there's certainly nothing like making money even when you're not working.

In addition to these income streams, there's also an added opportunity in upselling products. The merchant services company probably has many other products that could be useful to your prospect, and you can make a handsome amount by simply offering these as well. After all, when someone buys from you once, they are much more likely to buy other services from you, so you should always try to upsell if the opportunity presents itself. These “added value” products could be anything from marketing services that the merchant service company might offer to POS equipment and other physical goods. Just focus on what problems you think the merchant may have and try to find a way to solve it. Put yourself in his shoes, and you'll be bound to make money.

Finally, when you work as a merchant cash advance agent selling cash advances and other products for a merchant service company, they will probably compensate you for helping them find other sales agents. Unfortunately, not everyone is cut out for sales, so there might be a high turnover. Because of this, a lot of merchant service companies are hungry for new recruits.. Again, this can be a residual income opportunity, where you can make a small percentage of what your recruits are making. This give agents incentive to help each other succeed.

With all these possible sources of income, sales agents can easily make thousands of dollars per month, even working part time. If you have experience in sales and you want to expand your horizons, or even if you just have an interest in sales and need a place to get your start, you should consider getting into selling merchant cash advances. There really is a lot of money there, just waiting to be taken by ambitious salespeople.

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ISO Agent Partnership

Become a payment service provider today and take your business to the next level. If you are a sales-oriented individual with vast experience in the world of payment processing or you are a driven and motivated professional looking for a new challenge, the SMG ISO agent program might be a great fit for you. With the highest paying commission structure in the industry, superior products, and sales support, our program will see to it that you are rewarded for your efforts.

For anyone with a sales background or a passion for the payments industry, SMG is the ideal partnership. There are dozens of reasons to become a sales partner with Shaw Merchant Group, but don’t just take our word for it. Here are some of the top reasons that we were given when we asked our ISO agent participants why they chose us and why they continue to work with our highly lucrative program.

Sales Partner Portal

With our industry leading partner portal, you’ll have access to online enrollment, training sessions, marketing materials, and you’ll always be ahead of the game with the latest news and promotions.

Alerts

Stay up-to-date on merchant issues and their resolutions via automated emails and text messages that include a detailed ticket number describing what the merchant’s concern was and how it was resolved.

Registered DBA (White Label)

With our program, you’ll be able to market under your own brand, without paying costly fees! Your brand will be seen on the partner portal, marketing communications, merchant statements, and more.

Free Equipment for Your Merchants

Selling businesses on a new processing plan is much easier when you are able to effortlessly jump over the hurdle of the cost of the equipment. With this program, you can offer your clients free equipment that they will need for their processing provider change. This lowers the barrier to switching and creates a higher conversion rate for you.

Lifetime Passive Income

You will recieve 50–70% of residual income based on the pay structure you select. You will share income on every available revenue stream. With SMG, you get a True Interchange Revenue Split. Unlike other ISO agent programs, there is no basis points off the top for BIN sponsorship or for what they call hidden losses. Our sales partners earn more residual income with our 50/50 partner program than you would with our competition who claim to offer a higher percentage because thier interchange cost (buy rate) is higher.

$20K Performance Bonus

We offer a performance-based fast start bonus that is payable for anyone that onboards more than the standard threshold of clients in the first 4 months. This program is designed to reward those experienced sales members that join our team and quickly learn how to sell this product. The bonus can reach up to $20,000, making it one of the most lucrative and competitive in the industry.

Profitability Based Bonuses

We will look at how much profit is generated on the account after they have been processing for one month and you earn 14 times of the total profit. Example: If we retain $100 in residuals in that month, the bonus would be 14 x $100 or $1,400. You would have already been paid $600, so we would pay you an additional $800 on that account. This bonus is capped at a max of $10,000 per merchant per location. With our dual pricing program it is easier than ever to earn huge bonuses with a 14x profitability bonus. This dual pricing model enables you to maximize your bonus at $10,000 on almost every merchant processing over $90k.

Dual Pricing Program

When you are selling merchant services, one of the best assets of any partner program is more rewards and incentive programs that save your client money. The Edge dual pricing program is one of the hottest new commodities in credit card processing, as it is designed to save the client thousands of dollars in credit card processing cost, instead passing on the fee to the consumer in a way that isn’t damaging to their own conversion rate and revenue. We offer this program to our clients and make it easy to understand and present for our sales partners.

Medical Benefits

With some sales jobs, you don’t even have the option for medical coverage. With the SMG ISO agent program, you’ll have the resources that you need to provide healthcare coverage to you and your family at an affordable rate. We take care of our own, and when you are in our program you will have access to these benefits.

White Label ISO Program

Grow Your Merchant Services ISO with White-Label Payment Solutions

As an independent sales organization (ISO), you can upgrade your business by providing merchant processing services under your own brand. You may dismiss the idea at first, probably thinking that you don’t have the infrastructure or expertise to set up your own payment processing company. However, with white label payment processing, all you really need is a good ISO partner.

How a White Label ISO Program Works

To offer payment processing services under your own brand, your ISO partner will provide you with an online application page that doesn’t identify their company. This “white label” solution is ready for your brand and includes your logo, colors, and contact information, so your merchants only identify the payment solutions with your company. It eliminates any confusion among your merchant customers about who their service provider and primary contact should be. Your brand is the only thing the merchant will see on your website, merchant portal, and marketing materials.

Your payments ISO partner becomes a silent partner, providing technology, payments functionality, and services. This puts you in more control, allowing you to deliver seamless, consistent customer experiences in all interactions – and enhance your brand’s reputation. With this white label payment solution, you won’t need to overcome negative perceptions a prospect may have about the company your working with. This is because you are creating a unique customer experience. Better still, you don't have to fall in line with another company's existing customer experience.

Once you start providing white label payment services, you will also find that you build stronger, longer lasting relationships with your merchants. They'll begin to view you as a payments expert and an expert in the other solutions you provide. You may even find you are able to grow your customer base, as merchants in every vertical or niche can benefit from accepting payments, enabling you to market to more types of businesses.

Remember: white label payment processing enables you to earn huge residual income.

Our White Label Program Will Save You Thousands in Fees

Put your brand on merchant statements and applications — build your brand with your sub-agents and merchants. Full white label payment solution with your logo and branding on applications, statements, online enrollment, merchant and partner portals.

We at Shaw Merchant Group have an awesome white label solution. There is no huge package of documents for you to fill out, no approval process by Visa and Mastercard and the sponsor banks, and best of all no annual dues. Here are some details on the “White Label ISO” program:

Roughly 4–5 weeks to fully set up once we get the signed license document back.
Executed addendum from you saying it’s OK for us to use your brand too.
This program can run on our standard schedule A’s with bonus and free equipment and has no other obligations. from you other than the standard agent agreement.
When we set up the DBA you will have access to EPX/BMO Harris for submitting merchants under your brand.

What do we brand?

Paper Applications
Online Applications (Simplified Enrollment)
Partner.PaymentsHub for your back office.
PaymentsHub for your merchants — It’s generic when your merchant logs in and then show your brand once inside.
Merchant Support Email — TMS (ticket management system) which emails you and your merchant each time we speak with your merchant and shows the proper brand in the notice and as the from address on the email.
Merchant Support Phone — Our call centers answer with a generic “merchant services” then once they have the MID identified, they represent your brand.
Deployment Packages — Generic boxes and welcome docs inside with proper brand.

What we need:

A letter authorizing EPX to register your DBA on your company letterhead.
A high resolution image of your company logo.
A certificate of good standing from the state you are registered in. It may not be called a certificate of 'good standing' in some states.
The ISO Branding request form.