Payment Solutions

PAYMENT SOLUTIONS

Payment Processing

Our team provides you with the right payment solution with the best possible service, security, and savings to fit your needs.

AscentPay

Provide more convenience and no-risk payment finance flexibility for your guests to book now and pay later with monthly installments.

AscentZeroCost

100% compliant solution to reduce your credit card fees to almost zero.

Integrated or Virtual Gateway

Our gateway services provide lodging software developers the ability to easily integrate payment processing or use as a stand-alone virtual terminal for secure payment acceptance with the best support in the industry.

Payment Pages

We provide hosted, customizable payment pages that allow you to provide your guests with a flexible and secure payment channel directly from your existing website.

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Industries Served

INDUSTRIES SERVED

Vacation Rentals

We provide the best credit card processing for vacation rentals thanks to more than 20 years of payment experience in this space.

Corporate Housing

We help streamline your operations and collections processes with solutions to improve your cash flow.

On-site Property Management

We designed our innovative processing solutions with on-site property management in mind to help make operations easier and more straightforward.

Independent Hotels, Bed & Breakfasts, and More

With more than 20 years in alternative lodging processing, we can find the right payment solution to fit your customized needs.

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Why Ascent

WHY ASCENT

About Ascent

Learn more about why Ascent is your destination for payment solutions and meet our talented team.

What People Are Saying

Just a few reasons why Ascent clients and partners love our solutions.

Integrated Software Solutions

Our integrated gateway works within a diverse list of software platforms and provides our clients with the seamless payment solutions they need to successfully grow their business.

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Partnerships

PARTNERSHIPS

Industry Partners

As the only independently owned payment processor in vacation rentals, we believe that being a good partner means together we provide strong, efficient, and scale-able solutions specific to the short-term rental industry.

Partner Benefits

We provide payment regulation expertise, innovative FinTech solutions, the highest level of security concerning data breaches, and customized chargeback and support services for the top reservation software providers and the leading property managers in the alternative lodging space.

Developers

We focus exclusively on providing the best, most secure payment processing services available to the property management, vacation rental, and alternative lodging industries.
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Frequently asked questions about lodging payment solutions.

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We are committed to being the educational resource for payment processing news and information in the lodging industry.
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Chargebacks

Chargebacks 101: Prevention and Risk Reduction

2020 brought challenges for most businesses, not the least of which was cancellations of service and disputes at a higher level than ever before. Ascent clients are set up as Merchant of Record (MOR) and therefore receive notification of and documentation about any chargebacks they receive directly from their acquiring bank. Ascent sets you up as...

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Payment Processing

What Are the Advantages of Accepting Credit and Debit Cards?

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Payment Processing

What is "Merchant of Record" and Why is it Important?

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Interchange

Understanding Interchange Fees

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Interchange

Spring 2021 Interchange Changes

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Payment Processing

Authorizations on Refunds Required as of April 2021

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General Interchange

Interchange Plus = Transparent Pricing

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Visa, Mastercard, and Discover Hold Off on 2021 Interchange Updates

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ALERT: Your Payment Processing Costs May Be Increasing in 2021

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Your Destination for Payment Solutions from our CEO

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