Lightspeed Payments
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Plans and prices
From Lightspeed Payments's own pricing page, checked 2 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Lightspeed Payments | $2.61, paid once | Manually keyed-in: 2.6% + 30¢ · Processing over $250K: personalized quote · per tapped, inserted or swiped transaction |
The facts
Each one read from Lightspeed Payments's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Application
- Businesses must apply and be approved before processing card payments with Lightspeed Payments.checked 2 Oct 2026
- POS compatibility
- Lightspeed Payments does not integrate with other payment processors or POS systems, according to its Retail R-Series FAQ.checked 2 Oct 2026
What it does
- Chargebacks
- Lightspeed advertises free chargeback assistance and chargeback management.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Payment types
- It accepts major credit and debit cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Lightspeed Payments is an integrated payment processor for Lightspeed POS that handles payment processing and transaction management.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Reporting
- The service includes integrated reporting, batch reports and settlements in the POS.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Retail features
- Lightspeed Retail features include split payments, card-not-present payments and integrated payment processing.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Sales channels
- Lightspeed says Payments supports in-store and online transactions across sales channels.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Security
- Lightspeed states that Payments has PCI DSS validated Level 1 service compliance, end-to-end transaction encryption and 24/7 server security monitoring.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Support
- Lightspeed advertises unlimited 24/7 support, onboarding, webinars, demos and videos.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Terminal restriction
- Lightspeed advises users to use supported Lightspeed Payments terminals because third-party terminals may be incorrectly configured and could pose a security risk.checked 2 Oct 2026
The company
- Company audience
- Lightspeed says its POS and payments platform serves retail, hospitality and golf businesses.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Company founded
- Lightspeed was founded in 2005.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2005checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Montreal, Québec, Canadachecked 28 Sep 2026
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