Why paramount?
Leading brands trust Paramount Commerce for reliable, scalable pay-by-bank solutions that power growth and reach more customers.

Keep payments moving with built-in redundancy, smart routing, and partnerships with top Canadian banks—ensuring uptime, real-time speed, and 100% coverage.
A seamless, branded payment flow with industry leading conversion—no detours, just fast, intuitive pay-by-bank experiences that keep customers coming back.
Advanced risk management, powered by 20 years of data, machine learning, and dynamic tiering, minimizes fraud and keeps every transaction secure.
Highly configurable flows
Out-of-the-box APIs
Limited or no customization
Robust APIs and dedicated team
Build-it-yourself model takes time and expertise
Speed to market with simple integration
Best-in-class risk tools with 20+ years of data
Risk tools are not included
Wallet-managed, but high dispute rate and fraud risk
Centralized, real-time reporting
Manual, merchant responsibility
Fragmented across payment methods
Centralized, real-time reporting
Manual, merchant responsibility
Fragmented across payment methods
Optimized through rigorous user testing
Out-of-the-box, not optimized for businesses
Familiar, mobile-first with high consumer trust
Simple, low-cost all-in pricing
Low transaction fees, but may charge ad hoc fees
High with 2-4% + fixed fees
Risk suite minimizes chargebacks
No chargeback protection
Buyer-first policies, frequent chargebacks
24/7/365 support and SLAs
Slow response, bank hours
Often no or limited escalation path
Smart routing across multiple banks
One connection creates a single point of failure
High uptime for wallet networks
Lower processing costs up to
50%
Increase customer reach up to
38%
Increase
sales up to
33%
Uphold the highest standards for data security and privacy, meeting strict SOC II Type II requirements set by the AICPA.

Registered under the Bank of Canada’s Retail Payments Activities Act, ensuring your funds are always safeguarded.
As a registered Money Services Business, we are regulated by FINTRAC and adhere to the highest AML standards.

One of the first five Payment Service Providers to achieve elite Payments Canada membership status.


Payment Gateway of the Year—Canada 2024

Most Innovative in Payments in Canada 2023

Best Payments Technology Company 2022, 2023

Payment Provider of the Year 2022
Join the hundreds of leading brands choosing Paramount as their trusted partner to accept, send, and verify payments.
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