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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

Customers had positive experiences with staff, frequently praising their professionalism, patience, and... See more

Customer service

Users describe ambiguous interactions with customer service, with some reviewers having positive experiences,... See more

Service

Consumers find service to be ambiguous, with many reporting positive experiences, praising professional,... See more

Payment

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

User experience

Customers consistently note ambiguous experiences with user experience, with many finding it difficult and... See more

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. 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 1 out of 5 stars

Completely steal from small businesses

The fees are completely outrageous. As a small business owner you took over $900 in fees in 1 month from my checking account and I didn’t even pay myself that much in the month. My business didn’t even have that much profit for the month and you gouge the crap out of small businesses. I would never recommend you crooks to any business large or small. I was lied to by the sales rep on what the fees were at sign up. Hands down the worst merchant services anyone could ever choose!

5 September 2025
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great job

Great job! She helped me with sending an old (paid)invoice to a one of my customers requesting it and helped with ensuring I get email confirmation when my customers pay their invoices.

27 August 2025
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avoid US Bank

Avoid US Bank, Elavon, and Talech at all costs. They drained $891 from my account for a broken POS system and then ignored my refund requests. Small businesses deserve partners, not predators.

15 August 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

We are a small health clinic in…

We are a small health clinic in Arizona. Even though we stopped taking credit cards more than a year ago, Elavon continued to charge my bank account a usage fee. When I tried to stop the ACH withdrawals, my bank gave me a phone number which turned out to be a nonworking number. Then I had to contact another company who said they could not cancel the charges, and they referred me to the company responsible for the charges, which was Elavon . I called Elavon and they refused to close the account. And finally, I got a hold of Elavon and I have ordered them to stop taking money out of my account. They of course, have refused to refund even a penny of the monthly service that they have been charging us for. Where I come from that is called charging for services that were never rendered as an owner, I find this behavior extremely unethical. I will, of course never do business woth Elavon . And I recommend Small business people do not do business with Elavon Because of Elavon’s dishonesty and their unethical behavior.

6 August 2025
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Reply from Elavon U.S.

Thank you for taking a moment to share your experience with us, Lawrence. 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 # 57246, and we will call you directly to assist. We look forward to hearing from you. Kind regards. ^Heather

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Hellish process of account closure with…

Hellish process of account closure with Elavon business account. I called to inquire about the closing process a month prior. I followed the instructions. I called again to follow up and it was confirmed that all devices were returned and my account is closed.

After this confirmation, I was charge monthly fee for four month via automatic withdrawal I had set up. Mistake happens, so I called again, the agent admits it was a mistake cause by previous agent not following up and assure that the refund will be issued.

After about a month I didn’t get refund so I called again and this time another agent tells me that I should contact collection agency out of nowhere. I asked to know about the charges and what I owe and they refuse the tell me and insist I call collection. Since I have the automatic withdrawal set up, and even had it going for over four months by their mistakes so I assume any fees should have been automatically withdrawn. Plus I never received any bills from them. The agents refuse to share their information or any written record and I’m forced to speak to new people every time repeating this ridiculous and horrid circle of explaining all over and having to call back and follow up. It’s not even that much but this has become a morality thing now and it is just wrong to treat a customer this way. It’s been going on for almost a year now. I’d give anything to go back in time and pick a different pos company.

Update August 8 : After receding a reply through this post, I have reached out to the email and all I got is a response to call back to generic customer service number that I have been calling for almost an year now, encouraging to continue this ridiculous cycle. No one takes ownership in this company, and it is literally impossible to get through.

14 April 2025
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Reply from Elavon U.S.

This is never the experience we want our customers to have, Hailey. We understand we let you down in providing exceptional service. 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 57080. 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. Thank you and we look forward to speaking with you. ^Larisa

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

STAY AWAY FROM ELAVON!!

STAY AWAY FROM ELAVON!!
I am the owner of a small dental clinic in Los Angeles. We are an Executive Costco Member and signed up with Elavon through Costco over 10 years ago. We found that they had been overcharging us for about 10 years. Elavon reluctantly refunded money to us without interest and without us really knowing if they really paid us back accurately.

1 April 2025
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Reply from Elavon U.S.

This is never the experience we want our customers to have, Richard. We understand you were overcharged for some time and we're happy a refund was provided. 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 56526. 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. Thank you and we look forward to speaking with you. ^Larisa

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Valerie

Valerie, was quick and effective. She did everything she could to fix the issues and at the end she was able to swap my equipment that was over due to be replaced

18 July 2025

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