Cardstream
Cardstream is a mainstream acquirer operating across online payments. Full rate, settlement and contract terms are in the commercial profile below.
Commercial profile
- Headline rate
- Bespoke per partner
- Settlement
- Per partner
- Contract
- Per partner
- Channels
- Online payments
- Tier
- Mainstream acquirer
Editorial notes
UK payment-gateway platform; powers many UK-fintech online checkouts.
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Official site: Cardstream
Founder & Managing Director, Muswell Rose, founder and PSC of Best Business Loans Ltd
Adam is the founder and managing director of Muswell Rose and a founder of Best Business Loans Ltd, the company behind MerchantHQ. His career runs through insurance, mortgages, commercial finance and fintech lending, including payments and merchant services. He writes the MerchantHQ library.
Last reviewed: 12 May 2026
Payments review: Derren Powell, payments and fintech specialist, formerly Vice President, Business Development (Merchants) at Mastercard. Reviewed 2026-08-19. Independent reviewer; the MerchantHQ editorial team retains control of the final content.