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Build a clearer ISO, agent, or referral partnership
AMP works with qualified payment professionals and business-service organizations to evaluate merchant acquisition and referral relationships. Every program benefit, compensation term, platform, tool, and responsibility must be confirmed in writing before enrollment.
Who this program is for
AMP works with payment professionals and business partners who introduce or support merchants. Each relationship is reviewed individually, with responsibilities, compensation, tools, and eligibility confirmed in a written agreement.
- Independent sales organizations
- Merchant services agents
- Business referral partners
- Software and service partners
Choose the right relationship
Two partnership paths, defined by the work each party performs
AMP can evaluate a hands-on sales relationship or a structured referral relationship. The signed agreement—not the label—controls the actual roles and economics.
For sales organizations
ISO and agent relationships
For established ISOs, sales teams, and merchant-services professionals seeking additional processing, equipment, POS, or operational support options.
- Review target industries, sales model, portfolio, and current processing relationships.
- Define who sells, boards, supports, prices, and services each merchant.
- Evaluate available platforms and merchant eligibility case by case.
- Document economics, reporting, tools, ownership, and termination terms.
For trusted introductions
Strategic referral relationships
For consultants, associations, software providers, and business-service professionals that may introduce merchants while AMP handles an agreed portion of qualification and sales.
- Choose an introduction and follow-up workflow that protects the customer experience.
- Establish permission, disclosure, attribution, and data-sharing expectations.
- Confirm when a referral qualifies and how compensation is calculated.
- Keep marketing consent separate from the business referral relationship.
How evaluation works
From partnership inquiry to documented launch
- 1
Discovery
Review your organization, merchant audience, experience, goals, and preferred role.
- 2
Program diligence
Evaluate eligibility, platforms, risk boundaries, tools, support, and operating responsibilities.
- 3
Written terms
Review economics, ownership, compliance duties, termination treatment, and all material conditions.
- 4
Onboarding
Complete approved training, access setup, workflows, and launch controls before referring or boarding merchants.
Before you join
Ask for the complete business terms
Headline benefits do not explain the full economics or responsibilities of a partner relationship. Review each item in the actual agreement.
- Residual formula, deductions, payment timing, vesting, and post-termination treatment
- Merchant and portfolio ownership, non-solicitation terms, transfer rights, and data access
- Upfront compensation, clawbacks, reserves, minimum production, and eligibility
- Pricing authority, underwriting responsibilities, prohibited businesses, and risk escalation
- CRM, reporting, dialer, equipment, deployment, training, and support access
- Brand use, approved claims, lead consent, privacy, security, and complaint handling
Claims and compensation notice: AMP does not guarantee earnings, merchant approvals, residual duration, portfolio growth, account volume, free equipment, platform access, or specific support resources on this page. Any approved compensation and program benefits exist only under the final written partner agreement and applicable provider rules.
Partner questions
Frequently asked questions
Use these answers as a starting point, then rely on the current written program documents for your specific relationship.
What is the AMP ISO and referral partner program?
It is a business-development program for qualified organizations and individuals that introduce, sell, or support merchant payment relationships. The available model, responsibilities, compensation, merchant ownership, and support scope must be established in a written partner agreement.
What is the difference between an ISO, an agent, and a referral partner?
An ISO commonly manages a broader sales or merchant portfolio, while an agent may sell under another organization's processing relationships. A referral partner generally makes qualified introductions and may not conduct the full sales process. Titles alone do not define the relationship; the signed agreement does.
Does AMP guarantee lifetime residual income?
No public page can guarantee compensation or describe residuals as lifetime income. Residual calculations, vesting, merchant ownership, deductions, termination rights, payment timing, and continued eligibility depend entirely on the approved written partner agreement.
Can partners board high-risk merchants?
Some providers may consider certain elevated-risk industries, but no merchant category or account is automatically eligible. Underwriting, prohibited-business rules, sponsor-bank requirements, card-network rules, jurisdiction, transaction profile, and provider appetite determine availability.
Are CRM access, equipment, or terminals included?
Program tools and equipment arrangements vary. CRM access, dialer access, equipment placement, purchases, leases, deployment services, software fees, shipping, and support responsibilities should be itemized before enrollment. Nothing is assumed to be included or free.
Can accountants, consultants, associations, or software companies become referral partners?
Potentially. AMP can evaluate strategic referral relationships with organizations that serve businesses, subject to fit, applicable professional obligations, data-handling requirements, marketing rules, and written program approval.
Who owns the merchant relationship?
Ownership and servicing rights must be defined in the partner agreement. Before joining, review portfolio ownership, data access, solicitation restrictions, transfer rights, vesting, post-termination treatment, and who is responsible for merchant support.
What happens after I submit a partnership inquiry?
AMP can review your business model, target merchant types, experience, expected activity, support needs, and preferred level of involvement. If there may be a fit, the next step is program due diligence and a written proposal—not automatic acceptance.
ISO & referral partnerships
Start with a fit and terms discussion
Share your partnership model and merchant audience. Submitting an inquiry does not guarantee acceptance or establish a partner relationship.