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Elavon U.S. Reviews 611

TrustScore 4 out of 5

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Review summary

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Looking at 145 reviews, reviewers had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently praise the staff for their extensive knowledge, helpfulness, and professional demeanor, making interactions pleasant and efficient. Many people highlight the excellent customer service, noting that representatives are kind, patient, and dedicated to resolving issues effectively. Reviewers appreciate the personalized approach and the effort taken to explain things clearly, ensuring a smooth and understandable experience. However, some customers were dissatisfied with the payment processes, citing unexpected fees and a lack of transparency regarding charges. A few other people also felt that the customer service was lacking at times, mentioning difficulties in reaching representatives and resolving complex issues, particularly for Canadian customers. Some reviewers also experienced significant problems with the service, including account closures without warning and issues with international card acceptance, leading to stressful situations.

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Staff

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Customer service

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Service

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Payment

Reviewers express significant dissatisfaction with payment processes, citing issues such as unexpected... See more

User experience

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Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The contact I spoke with listened intently, understood what my concerns were with PCI, spoke ENGLISH and was aware of the frustrations caused by the PCI personnel and their poor directions and pho... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I had been approached to change my credit card processor and wanted to understand the “Other Transaction” and “Other Fees”. I found out about non-qualified transaction fee, extra fee for monthly vs d... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

It is a great pleasure to speak to someone who is kind, friendly, knowledgeable, and efficient like Wendy. She resolved every technical issue with our terminals and offer a first call resolution. You... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Robyn helped because she noticed there was a mistake with the way something I ordered was emailed to me when I was supposed to receive something from ups. Robyn also said she would be monitoring this... See more


Company details

  1. #38 of 51 best companies in Payment Service

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Elavon is the connecting force behind smarter payments, delivering secure, scalable, expert-backed solutions that streamline everything from accepting transactions to accelerating commerce. Backed by decades of industry expertise and intuitive technology, we help businesses of all sizes navigate payments with confidence. From transaction processing and risk management to settlement, equipment, and customer support, Elavon integrates the entire payments ecosystem – so businesses can focus on growth. Across industries, geographies, and stages of scale, we partner closely with our clients to understand their goals and match them with the right tools to move commerce forward.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Setup

Valerie was most helpful walking us through the set up of the new Ingenico for my little business. Not nearly as complicated as first anticipated. Thank you so much!!!

February 16, 2026
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Reply from Elavon U.S.

We appreciate the shout out, Lesa. We're glad to hear our agent Valerie went above and beyond to ensure your needs were met. We hope your future interactions exceed your expectations. Take care and enjoy your day. ^Larisa

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Wendy is Excellent!!!!

It is a great pleasure to speak to someone who is kind, friendly, knowledgeable, and efficient like Wendy. She resolved every technical issue with our terminals and offer a first call resolution. You really made this so easy and know that you are appreciated!!!!

February 11, 2026
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Reply from Elavon U.S.

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience, Marquita. We are happy to hear the call met your expectations for great service and hope you have a great day.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

fees jumped up without highlighting…

fees jumped up without highlighting very surprised a 50% jump up in fees and monthly fees just drained my bank account
terrible unethical company

January 14, 2026
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Reply from Elavon U.S.

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, Monish. We understand the impact of unexpected fees and never want you to feel this way. If you would like to discuss your experience further, please send us an email with your phone number and MID to askelavon@elavon.com, including reference number 65926. Please also include your time zone, so we can ensure the call is at an appropriate time. One of our Ambassadors will call you directly. You can also call Elavon Merchant Services at 800-725-1243 to understand your contract further. Thank you and we look forward to speaking with you. ^Larisa

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Kay was amazing!

Kay was amazing- super patient and knew exactly what to do with our terminal set ups.
Could not have done it without her!

February 9, 2026
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Reply from Elavon U.S.

We appreciate the shout out, Liz. We're glad to hear our agent Kay went above and beyond to ensure your needs were met. We hope your future interactions exceed your expectations. Take care and enjoy your day. ^Larisa

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Easily one of the worst credit card…

Easily one of the worst credit card processing companies I’ve ever had the experience of working with they were charging me $25 a month merchant fees, which I didn’t know about was not told about from the beginning and there’s all these other little hidden fees that they kept charging me and I never use their service but I’ve seemed to have to pay a couple hundred dollars just to be associated with them, which makes zero sense and there’s no refund policy either

February 6, 2026
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Reply from Elavon U.S.

Thank you for taking a moment to share your experience with us. We’re happy to review this with you to see how we can help. Please send us an email to askelavon@elavon.com with your phone number, merchant ID and reference number 65734, and we will call you directly to assist. We look forward to hearing from you. Kind regards, -KC

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Worst customer service you'll fine hard…

Worst customer service you'll fine hard to get a hold of someone and nobody seem to care about customer. Save yourself a headache and stay away from Elavon

January 6, 2026
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Reply from Elavon U.S.

Thank you for taking a moment to share your experience with us, Octavio. We’re happy to review this with you to see how we can help. Please send us an email to askelavon@elavon.com with your phone number, merchant ID and reference number 65512, and we will call you directly to assist. We look forward to hearing from you. Kind regards, KC

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very helpful!

The person I spoke with was extremely helpful and patient.

January 31, 2026
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Reply from Elavon U.S.

Good afternoon, thank you for your positive feedback. We are glad to hear the representative you worked with was helpful and patient. We look forward to providing you with the same great service in the future. We wish you the best, ^Kim

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Bad customer relations

Cancelled our service since we enrolled with a different processor. Cancelled 15 days into the year and they refuse to refund the $99.99 service fee for 2026. Claiming i received a refund 5 years ago for a totally different reason/circumstances. Bad customer relations...so glad i made the switch.

January 15, 2026
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Reply from Elavon U.S.

Thank you for taking a moment to share your experience with us Deey. We’re happy to review this with you to see how we can help. Please send us an email to askelavon@elavon.com with reference number 65278, and we will follow up with you directly. We look forward to hearing from you. All the best, ^Nathan

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Robin Tyler was amazing

Robin Tyler was amazing!

Easily helped us out with the issue and was very kind.

Great customer service!

On behalf of the parking services department SDCCD

January 23, 2026
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Disappoint

All I wanna say is that the lack of communication is a lack of experience and professionalism in deciding against holding customer funds, ridiculous

January 23, 2026
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Reply from Elavon U.S.

Hello, thank you for sharing your feedback regarding communication concerns you have. Would you like to discuss your experience further? If so, please send us an email to askelavon@elavon.com and include your name, phone number, and reference number 65085. We will be glad to reach out to you to discuss this matter. We wish you the best, ^Kim

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terminated services without warning

Careful, These guys have no problem just turning off your service without warning. They have very little consideration for their customers and their businesses.

Signed up for services in 2024.
Started off great. Easy sign up process, integrates with Authorize.net which I needed, good rates.
I was a new business at the time and learning as I went. Followed the book to a T. Just an honest guy trying to make a living for his family.

I sell voip phone services including the phyiscal phones when needed. My payments are all online. I have my customers enter them in their portal or I alone do it for them and our online payment solutions is 100% encrypted. Once saved there is no retrieving it except for the last 4 digits.

Out of the blue one day an Elavon rep emailed me stating a transaction looked suspicious. I asked why, they said it showed YEA T54w, she said what is that? I told her. She said its not on your website, but then I showed here that it was. I said that is a yealink phone, google it they're a huge phone manufacturer. She required I explain my business, and I did, then she asked to give her my customers information. I said all i can give you is the details associated to the card and anything more I was not permitted to share without customer consent, which I thought was reasonable.

Nope! Just like that without further communication she terminated my account. I had no warning, they gave me no time to find another solution and just like that my payments for dozens of customers were interrupted and I was left scrambling for a new service.

I complied with everything they asked except divulging sensative customer information I was not authorized to give.

Ive been calling them for a week now, interested in their low rates. 2 years later and over 500k in processed payments with no problems(weird :) ) and they still wont approve me to use their services. No explanation, refusing to discuss it or prove to me what I did wrong(which was nothing) just pure discrimination and disregard for their customers.

I have no idea how Costco can claim them as a partner, that is after all how I heard about them and why i was interested in their services. Do not expect the same treatment as Costco customers. You will be very dissapointed.

There you go, tread lightly.

January 22, 2026
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Reply from Elavon U.S.

Thank you for taking a moment to share your experience with us, Jonathan. We're happy to review this with you to see how we can help. Please send us an email to askelavon@elavon.com with your phone number, merchant ID and reference # 65039, and we will call you directly to assist. We look forward to hearing from you. Kind regards. ^Heather

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Helpful

Helpful, AND kind! Sadly, that is rare these days, but thank you for setting the tone for our day!

January 14, 2026

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