Payment processing for breweries and wineries

Compare the whole acceptance workflow, not one price. Check bar and tasting room terminals, club billing and retries, web checkout, software fit, refunds, dispute tools, settlement reports and support. Ask each provider for written quotes on your real card mix and for a demonstration of club billing. No single provider fits every producer, so use your own statements as the test.

The cost depends on your card mix, how cards are taken, your average ticket and your refund and dispute volume, so no honest figure fits every producer. RapidCents prices on interchange-plus: interchange at cost, your RapidCents markup in your Fee Schedule, and fees for equipment or services if applicable, month to month. Upload a statement to Fee Check to see interchange separated from markup.

RapidCents integrates with many major platforms through APPIE and RapidBridge, so most wineries keep the software they run today. The exact option depends on your Commerce7 product and version. Tell your RapidCents representative what you use, and they will show you how club billing, tasting room sales and settlement reports connect to it.

Save each member's card with their authorization, agree the amount, timing and cancellation terms, and bill on each release through Recurring Payments. Send a notice before each charge, let automated retries and Account Updater handle expired cards, and keep a payment link ready for members who need to update a card. Staff can then follow each charge from release to receipt to deposit.

A brewery or winery in Canada can usually offer Interac debit, Visa, Mastercard and American Express cards, and EFT or pre-authorized debit for bank payments, with settlement in CAD. Provincial alcohol rules affect what you sell, ship and deliver, so check them with the relevant authority, and your RapidCents representative will show you what is enabled on your account.

You need a terminal for each place guests pay, named by location, plus permissions for tips, voids and refunds. Pair countertop or mobile terminals with Retail POS, or use Tap to Pay on a supported phone for markets. Your RapidCents representative helps you choose hardware that fits your counter, your connection and your software.

Run every taproom sale through Retail POS or a RapidCents terminal so each payment matches a ticket. Limit who can void, discount or refund, close tabs at the end of each shift, and review the batch report daily. When a card fails, ask for another card instead of reopening the sale, and keep a note on the ticket.

Often yes. RapidCents offers Hosted Checkout and Payment Gateway for web orders and Recurring Payments for clubs, with Customer Profiles holding cards and Account Updater plus retries for declines. How web orders, club charges and settlement reports share one customer record depends on your software, and your RapidCents representative shows you where a separate import helps.

Match each bank deposit to a settlement report, then split it into sales, refunds, disputes and fees. Use the transaction ID and location to trace single charges, and compare club and web orders against your commerce software. Settled transactions, fees and refunds connect to QuickBooks Online or Xero, and your representative explains whether your setup syncs live or by export.

Audit your contract, who holds the card tokens and whether your current provider will export them. Saved-card portability cannot be promised; both providers must agree, and members may need to re-enter cards. Test a sale, a refund and a club charge first, then switch in stages and tell members before the first new charge.

MCC 5921 is commonly associated with this type of business. RapidCents sets the merchant category when you open your account, based on what your business actually sells, such as taproom pours, bottles, tasting fees or club shipments. Because alcohol sales follow local rules, tell your RapidCents representative where and how you sell, such as the taproom, shipping or markets.