# Vendara

> Vendara, formerly Choice Merchant Solutions, supplies payment processing, a proprietary gateway and APIs, merchant tools, and operational support to businesses, independent sales organizations, agents, and software vendors. Its partner programs combine payment integration with residual revenue sharing and white-label options.

- **Founded:** 2009
- **Headquarters:** Bellevue, United States
- **Founders:** John Paul Golino (Founder of predecessor Choice Merchant Solutions)
- **Products:** Payment gateway and developer APIs, Omnichannel merchant processing, ISV Partner Program, ISO/Agent Partner Program, Partner Portal
- **Notable:** The 2022 Choice/DPC transaction announcement described $3 billion+ in annual payment volume and 7,000+ customers across the combined platform., Developed a proprietary gateway and developer APIs, paired with merchant and partner management tools., Established separate ISO/agent and ISV partner propositions, including white-label resources and residual revenue sharing.

## Products & services

- **Payment gateway and developer APIs** — Proprietary payment infrastructure that software vendors can integrate into their applications.
- **Omnichannel merchant processing** — Payment acceptance for physical retail and e-commerce, supported by terminal deployment and installation.
- **ISV Partner Program** — API integration, merchant onboarding support, analytics, pay-by-text, invoicing, QR codes, and advertised lifetime revenue sharing.
- **ISO/Agent Partner Program** — Merchant portfolio tools, white-label options, residual tracking, advertised activation bonuses up to $800, and free terminal programs subject to terms.
- **Partner Portal** — Custom CRM for merchant boarding, residuals, bonuses, and merchant information.
- **Underwriting and merchant operations** — In-house underwriting, risk and compliance support, customer service, terminal deployment, and installation.
- **Business payment tools** — Invoicing and recurring billing were included in the predecessor platform described in the 2022 transaction announcement.

## Achievements

- The 2022 Choice/DPC transaction announcement described $3 billion+ in annual payment volume and 7,000+ customers across the combined platform.
- Developed a proprietary gateway and developer APIs, paired with merchant and partner management tools.
- Established separate ISO/agent and ISV partner propositions, including white-label resources and residual revenue sharing.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Vendara hosts retail, surcharge, and CBD merchant application packets with 3.16.26 filenames. These document current public application materials, not a product-launch announcement.
- **2024-12** — Vendara Payments LLC filed the VENDARA trademark application, serial 98880541, claiming first use in commerce on April 17, 2024.
- **2024-08** — Published privacy and platform terms under the Vendara Payments, LLC name.

## Links

- Website: https://vendarapayments.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vendarapayments/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/VendaraPayments
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vendarapayments/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vendarapayments

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Last updated: 2026-10-27