North is a financial technology and payments company founded in 1992 and headquartered at 250 Stephenson Highway in Troy, Michigan. The company helps businesses accept and manage electronic payments across in-person, online, mobile, hybrid and integrated channels, and reports annual electronic transaction volume of more than $100 billion. It was originally founded as North American Bancard and later rebranded to the North brand.
The company's technical work spans payment processing technology, API-based payment integrations, fraud prevention, electronic transaction processing, and billing and reporting systems, alongside inventory management software. Its product line includes credit and debit card processing and merchant accounts, payment terminals, mobile acceptance, online payments, billing and reporting tools, gift and loyalty programs, ATM services, and fraud prevention capabilities.
For engineers and developers, North offers developer-facing APIs designed to enable customised payment experiences for independent software vendors (ISVs) and technology developers. The company works closely with technology developers, independent software vendors and sales partners, and has grown through new products, partnerships and acquisitions.
North serves customers across retail, restaurants, specialty businesses, utilities, government, professional services and software/ISV integrations. With more than three decades of operation in payment processing, the company maintains a broad set of payment and merchant services delivered across multiple acceptance channels.
