Payment Processing Built For EV Charging Site Hosts

There's no single number. Your cost depends on your card mix, session volume, and average session size. With Interchange-Plus pricing, the network's cost is broken out separately from Argent's pricing, and everything is disclosed in writing before you sign.

Yes. Large networks run their own proprietary payment infrastructure as part of a much bigger business. This page is built for independent site hosts — a retail center, hotel, or depot adding a handful of stalls — who need standard merchant processing, not a national network's payment stack.

Often, yes. Send us a recent statement and we'll calculate your effective rate — total fees divided by total processing volume — and compare it against the actual interchange schedule for your card mix.

No. Argent is month-to-month, with no long-term contract and no early termination fee.

Common ones include PCI non-compliance fees, monthly minimum fees, batch fees, statement or paper fees, and annual PCI assessment fees. Argent reviews statements line by line so you know exactly what you're paying for and whether it's negotiable.

Argent supports integration with a variety of charging-network platforms. Processing and your station-management software are two separate decisions — your network dashboard and session tracking don't have to change just because your payment processor does.

Often, yes — many kiosk payment terminals can be reprogrammed to run on Argent's processing instead of being replaced outright. Send us your current equipment and we'll confirm compatibility before you commit to anything.

Yes, for the kiosk payment terminals your charges actually run through, leasing is available through Argent's equipment partner, separate from Argent's own processing agreement.

Argent coordinates a replacement or repair through its equipment partner so a broken payment terminal doesn't take a working charging stall out of service.

The goal is zero disruption to charging itself. Most sites keep their existing station hardware and network software and either reprogram the payment terminal or swap in a compatible one, with account setup scheduled around your site's traffic pattern.

Yes — a securely stored card on file lets membership plans and subscription charging run automatically instead of a driver re-entering payment details at every visit.

Without an account updater, an expired or reissued card simply fails at the next billing date, which means a missed payment and a manual follow-up. An automatic card updater can refresh many of those cards before they fail.

Yes — contactless and mobile wallet payments are supported on modern kiosk terminals as standard, not as an add-on or upcharge.

Yes — Argent can consolidate one-off session charges and recurring fleet or membership billing under one merchant account, so you're reconciling one system instead of two.

Yes — multi-site hosts get consolidated reporting across every location under one merchant relationship, instead of managing separate accounts and statements site by site.

That's common for a side-business charging site. Argent's setup doesn't penalize volume swings the way a monthly-minimum fee structure can, and your account is built around your actual usage pattern.

Most sites are live within about a week of the first call, though the exact timeline depends on your current equipment, charging-network software, and underwriting. We'll give you a specific timeline once we know your setup.

Your funding timeline is set to match your business and volume, and disclosed upfront before you sign, since funding speed depends on processing history, risk category, and banking relationship.

A chargeback happens when a cardholder disputes a transaction directly with their bank rather than with you — funds are pulled back automatically during investigation. Every Argent transaction is screened with AVS, CVV matching, and tokenization before settlement, and clear session-log documentation from your charging-network software helps you fight disputes when they come in.

PCI DSS is the security standard every business that accepts cards has to follow, covering how card data is transmitted, stored, and protected. Every Argent setup is PCI DSS compliant, with encryption and fraud monitoring built into the processing, and we walk you through the annual self-assessment questionnaire.

None. The rate review call is a statement comparison and a conversation, not a sales pitch. If we can't do meaningfully better for your business than what you're paying now, we'll say so directly.

You can still get a statement review and rate comparison now, even if you're not ready to switch immediately — that way you know exactly what a change would save once your current agreement allows it.