Gig Harbor's waterfront draws visitors all summer. Keep more of what they spend.
We're payment brokers based in Federal Way. We have worked on processing deals for the South Sound since 2010. Send us one statement. We read it line by line, free. If we can't beat your deal, we'll tell you to keep it.
From the downtown waterfront to the Finholm District. Since 2010.
Where we work in Gig Harbor
Gig Harbor is a waterfront town that lives on tourists. The year has a busy half and a slow half. A harbor-front seafood spot and a Finholm boutique need different setups. We build for both.
Downtown waterfront
Seafood spots, boutiques and art shops that draw crowds all summer. Fast terminals and dual pricing to guard your margin all season.
How we set this up →Finholm District
Shops and services built on the old boat trade. A POS that tracks stock. Card prices your customers can read.
How we set this up →Museum & tourism corridor
Art and history stops, food spots and shops for guests. Card on file and clean receipts for a short, busy season.
How we set this up →Service & wellness studios
Salons, clinics and shops that book ahead. Card on file, billing that repeats, and dual pricing done right.
How we set this up →In another part of Gig Harbor? We cover it too.
Purdy, Rosedale, the Point Fosdick strip. If you take cards in Gig Harbor, the free statement read is yours.
Get startedWhat a broker does for a shop that takes cards in Gig Harbor
We are a broker, not a processor. We work for you, not for them. We make banks and processors bid against each other for your Gig Harbor account. Your card rates drop. The way you take cards does not change.
Card processing is priced like used cars. The wholesale cost is public. The markup on top is not. A waterfront restaurant and a Finholm boutique can do the same volume and sit a point apart on rate. Neither would know. We make processors bid for your account. Then we check it again so the rate does not creep back up.
The Gig Harbor waterfront has gone from fishing to tourism. Tourism has a busy half and a quiet half. Summer carries the year. Your busy months have to cover the quiet ones. So every point of card fee you give away in season costs more. That is why a rate review pays for itself here.
How we set you up in Gig Harbor, start to end
- Statement read, free
Your real rate and every junk fee, named. At your counter or by upload.
- Rates bid, not quoted
Multiple processors compete for your volume. You see the bids in plain language.
- Equipment placed free
Terminals and POS arrive programmed for your fee program. No lease line, ever.
- Programs set up right
Dual price signs, register steps and receipts, all done right the first time.
- Local help after
Something breaks on a Saturday, you text a person you've met, not a 1-800 queue.
We are close to you in Gig Harbor
We're based in Federal Way. We work with shops in Gig Harbor and all over the South Sound. Same broker, same phone. We can read your statement by text or in person.
Federal Way, WA 98003Call or text 253-799-0640
We work in Gig Harbor. We cover the whole area from Seattle to Tacoma. We have done this since 2010.
Every review we have is five stars. All 79.
Read them all →“We've really appreciated having a local presence that we can interact with in person and get in person assistance... Very competitive rates. I absolutely recommend Northwest Payment Brokers!”
“Drew came out for the initial visit and helped with the setup, walking us through the entire process with ease. We're saving money with lower fees while getting top-notch service.”
“They made switching our payment processing incredibly easy. I needed a mobile solution that just works... It's rare to find a payment broker that actually cares about your bottom line.”
A Gig Harbor waterfront restaurant doing $55K a month in season at a 3% real rate hands its processor about $19,800 a year. On dual pricing, most of that stays in the till. That covers the off-season.
How dual pricing works →Gig Harbor questions, answered
Do you cover Gig Harbor in person?
Yes. We are across the Narrows, in Federal Way. We read statements at your counter. We install on site. You meet your broker in person.
My business is seasonal. Does that change anything?
It raises the stakes. When summer has to carry the year, the card fees you give away in season cost more. A rate review or dual pricing keeps more of the busy months with you.
Is dual pricing legal in Gig Harbor?
Yes, all over the state. We set up the signs, the register steps and the receipts on day one.
What should a Gig Harbor business pay to take cards?
Effective rate is total fees over card volume. Healthy merchants land 2 to 2.5% traditional, or near 0% card cost on dual pricing. Over 2.5%, you're overpaying.
What does the rate check cost?
Nothing. Send us one recent statement. We read it line by line. You get your real rate, the junk fees by name, and the number we would bid for your volume. If your deal is already good, we say so.
It starts with one statement.
We just need to see one recent statement. Upload it right here, or we'll swing by your Gig Harbor business and grab it in person. One or the other, and the read is free.