1. Start with your current setup
Use the statement portal
Open Statement Analysis and follow the link to Blackstone’s portal. Blackstone emails the comparison to the address you enter. Digitalism Pro does not currently receive these portal uploads.
Or speak with us first
If your main question is software, equipment, or a new business setup, book a call. Bring a description of how you accept payments, your software names and versions, and any current agreements. If your business is new, let us know that you do not yet have processing history.
2. Review costs and the payment workflow
Separate estimates from final terms
The analyzer’s savings figures are estimates. A Blackstone representative must confirm final pricing. Include separate gateway bills, equipment charges, and cancellation costs when assessing a switch.
Review your report with us
To discuss an emailed report, book a call or contact quotes@lowestcreditcardfees.com. Do not send full card numbers, bank credentials, or sensitive customer information by routine email.
Identify the required payment steps
Explain how customers pay, how staff issue refunds, and how transactions reach your accounting or business software. Confirm the exact connector release and supported features before choosing an implementation.
3. Confirm the written proposal and approval
Read the applicable agreement
Check pricing, recurring charges, equipment obligations, funding conditions, and cancellation terms. Merchant approval and any underwriting conditions must be confirmed before you rely on an activation date.
Assign implementation responsibilities
Confirm who configures the account, connects software, tests the payment flow, and handles support. An announced integration does not establish that it is ready for your exact environment.
4. Test before closing the old account
Follow a payment through the system
Use the provider’s approved testing process for successful and failed payments, refunds, reporting, and reconciliation. Confirm recurring billing separately if your business uses it.
Plan the transition
Confirm how open disputes, refunds, stored payment credentials, and existing subscriptions will be handled. Our switching guide covers these checks.