Guidance built around your business.
We focus on specialized ecommerce categories, including kratom, hemp and CBD, functional mushrooms, research-use peptides, supplements and other businesses that need a closer payment review. The starting point is your actual catalog, location and way of selling.
Whether you are adding cards alongside transfers, opening a new store or replacing an existing setup, we help organize the questions that matter. Product eligibility, checkout compatibility, account costs and funding terms all belong in the conversation.
A clear division of responsibilities.
Alderwell’s role is advisory and referral: we help businesses prepare and connect with processing partners. Alderwell is not a payment processor. We do not process transactions, hold merchant funds or make account approval decisions.
The processing partner reviews the application, decides eligibility, sets account terms and provides the payment processing service. Any offer depends on that partner’s review of your business. You can evaluate its pricing, reserves, payout schedule and integration before deciding whether to proceed.
Alderwell may introduce you to more than one type of partner. Some offer traditional card acquiring with fiat settlement. Others offer card checkout that settles in crypto, such as USDC. We do not name a partner as your processor, and we do not process the payments ourselves.
Prepare first. Choose the next step.
Use the assessment to build a business brief and preparation checklist. Our industry pages help you organize product details, while the platform pages and guides explain integration and account questions to raise with a prospective partner.
The current assessment creates a downloadable brief locally in your browser. It does not send your information or initiate an introduction. Partner introductions are a separate step, arranged with your agreement after a conversation about your requirements; the partner then handles its own application process.
Common questions
Is Alderwell my payment processor?
No. Alderwell provides guidance and processing partner introductions. The partner that offers your account provides processing and manages the account under its agreement. Alderwell does not process transactions or hold your funds.
Who reviews my application and sets the terms?
The processing partner handles application review, determines eligibility and sets the account terms. An introduction or assessment does not establish approval or a particular offer.
Does completing the assessment send my details to a partner?
No. The current assessment generates a local downloadable brief. An introduction is a separate step with your agreement, and a processing partner requires its own application and supporting information.