Why Unattended Platforms Move to Merchant Focus
Legacy processors often control the payment stack through hardware certification, meaning your platform has no say in pricing and no share of the revenue running through your own deployed fleet. Merchant Focus offers processor portability, real-time data across every device or site, and a revenue share model that turns per-transaction volume into meaningful income — especially valuable at fleet scale.
Is Your Platform a Fit?
Locations vs. devices: These are two different measures — a modern express tunnel car wash location can do $800K–$2M+ a year on its own, while device-fleet platforms (kiosks, laundry, vending) work on a per-terminal basis, often around $10K per device annually.
Billing model: High-frequency, low-ticket transactions ($5–$50 average), with subscription wash club billing common in the car wash segment.
Current setup: Locked into a legacy processor through hardware certification agreements, with 200+ deployed sites or device fleets already in place.
Signals We Look For
- Announced expansion into new geographic markets or site verticals
- Active search for a hardware-agnostic payment stack
- Churn risk or complaints tied to a current processor's lock-in terms or pricing
- Recent capital raise for fleet expansion