Overview
GoEmerchant (goemerchant.com) is a small merchant account provider based in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, with a founding year of 1995. The company got its start by developing e-commerce solutions and then expanded into various other electronic payment solutions. Despite its long time in business, GoEmerchant reports that it manages only about 20,000 merchant accounts. The company’s small size should not be considered as a strike against it because it seems to have served it well in keeping its merchant customers satisfied over the years.
There is some evidence indicating that GoEmerchant is a subsidiary of First American Payment Systems, a company with a very high number of complaints filed against it. Although GoEmerchant does not appear to be showing anywhere close to the number of negative reviews received by its parent company, merchants should be aware of this relationship. Gary Dvorkin is listed as the CEO of GoEmerchant, which is a registered ISO/MSP of Fifth Third Bank, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Key Points
- Sales & Marketing: GoEmerchant appears to hire independent sales representatives and has received a few complaints about its sales practices.
- Costs & Contract: GoEmerchant appears to offer variable contract terms through First American Payment Systems that may include a $495 early termination fee.
- Complaints & Service: GoEmerchant has received fewer than 10 public complaints.
- BBB Rating: GoEmerchant has an “A+” rating with the Better Business Bureau and has received two complaints in the past two years.
- Rates & Fees: How Merchants Got The Best Rates With GoEmerchant
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GoEmerchant Bottom Line
Even though GoEmerchant is small provider, the company seems to be a solid performer with a long track record of few public complaints. Since GoEmerchant uses FAPS as its processor, merchants would be wise to fully read and understand the company’s merchant account agreement before signing it. It should also be noted that “GoEmerchant.com” could be confused with “Gotmerchant.com,” a different company, in search results.
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POS system freezes up daily. Tech support can not solve problem.
We didn’t have to sign a contract, I was told it was month to month and cancelable at any time. Our sales person said I was signing only for the equipment and the signing was done on a smart phone. Fees are much higher than quoted; the actual process accounting/batching process is performed at the GoE website after negiotiating several pages online and the site will time-out if not used regularly so the entire log-in (and several pages) is required several times a day; receipts are printed on your own printer so be prepared for additional printer ink and paper costs. It’s cumbersome. After a day we knew it wouldn’t work well in our office setting but they refused to cancel without a $495 cancellation fee. WATCH OUT.