Auburn's main streets are busy. Keep more of every sale.
We're payment brokers based in Federal Way, negotiating processing for South Sound businesses since 2010. One statement gets you a free line-by-line read; if we can't beat your deal, we'll tell you to keep it.
In person from downtown Main Street to the Outlet Collection. Since 2010.
Where we work in Auburn
Auburn is downtown character and big-box volume in the same city. A Main Street brewery and an Auburn Way dealership need different programs, and we set up for each.
Downtown Auburn / Main Street
Restaurants, breweries and boutique retail on a walkable core. Fast terminals and dual pricing that protects margins on every ticket.
How we set this up →The Outlet Collection corridor
Outlet and chain-adjacent retail with heavy weekend volume. POS and card pricing sized to keep checkout lines moving.
How we set this up →Auburn Way auto dealers
The dealership and service strip. Large card-present and keyed tickets, where interchange plus usually beats any flat rate outright.
How we set this up →Green River / service businesses
Salons, clinics and appointment shops. Card-on-file, recurring billing and dual pricing regulars never question.
How we set this up →Somewhere else in Auburn?
Lakeland Hills, West Auburn, the A Street corridor: if you take cards in Auburn, the free statement read applies.
Get startedWhat a payment processing broker does for a Auburn business
We're an independent merchant services broker, not a processor. We put banks and processors in competition for your Auburn payment processing, so your credit card rates drop without changing how you take cards.
Processing is priced like used cars: published wholesale cost, invisible markup. A Main Street restaurant and an Auburn Way dealer doing similar card volume can be paying rates a point apart and never know. We make processors bid for your account, then re-audit so the bid stays honest.
Auburn pulls shoppers from across the region to the largest outlet mall in the Pacific Northwest, and that volume cuts both ways: more sales, but more card fees skimmed off each one. For the auto dealers and high-ticket businesses on Auburn Way, the difference between flat-rate and interchange plus pricing on a $30,000 sale is real money we can usually recover.
The Auburn setup, end to end
- Statement read, free
Your real effective rate and every junk fee, named. At your counter or by upload.
- Rates bid, not quoted
Multiple processors compete for your volume. You see the bids in plain language.
- Equipment placed free
Terminals and POS arrive programmed for your fee program. No lease line, ever.
- Programs configured compliant
Dual pricing signage, register flow and receipts done right the first time.
- Local support after
Something breaks on a Saturday, you text a person you've met, not a 1-800 queue.
Local to Auburn
We're based in Federal Way and work with Auburn businesses across the South Sound. Same broker, same number, whether we read your statement by text or in person.
Federal Way, WA 98003Call or text 253-799-0640
Serving Auburnand the greater Seattle–Tacoma area since 2010.
Every review we have is five stars. All 79.
Read them all →“We've really appreciated having a local presence that we can interact with in person and get in person assistance... Very competitive rates. I absolutely recommend Northwest Payment Brokers!”
“Drew came out for the initial visit and helped with the setup, walking us through the entire process with ease. We're saving money with lower fees while getting top-notch service.”
“They made switching our payment processing incredibly easy. I needed a mobile solution that just works... It's rare to find a payment broker that actually cares about your bottom line.”
An Auburn auto shop running $90K a month at a 2.9% effective rate pays about $31,000 a year in fees. On interchange plus or dual pricing, a meaningful share of that stays with the business.
How dual pricing works →Auburn questions, answered
Do you cover Auburn in person?
Yes. We're 15 minutes north in Federal Way; statement reviews at your counter, installs on site, and a broker you'll meet face to face.
I run high-ticket sales. Does pricing matter more for me?
Much more. On a large sale, the gap between a flat rate and interchange plus pricing can be hundreds of dollars per transaction. Auburn's dealers and high-ticket retailers are exactly who benefits most from a real bid.
Is dual pricing legal in Auburn?
Yes, statewide. We configure compliant signage, register flow and receipts from day one.
What should an Auburn business pay to take cards?
Effective rate is total fees over card volume. Healthy merchants land 2 to 2.5% traditional, or near 0% card cost on dual pricing. Over 2.5%, you're overpaying.
What does the rate analysis cost?
Nothing. One recent statement, read line by line: your real effective rate, the junk fees, and the number we'd bid for your volume. If your deal is already good, we say so.
It starts with one statement.
We just need to see one recent statement. Upload it right here, or we'll swing by your Auburn business and grab it in person. One or the other, and the read is free.