United States
March
Company launches in Chicago
Payroc began as Retriever of Chicago (ROC) in 2003, focusing on a consultative approach with merchants.
Payment processing as it should be
Payroc is a people-first global payment processing company. We partner with the best in the industry, to ensure our customers get smart and seamless custom business solutions.
The history of Payroc
2003
2016
January
Retriever of Chicago grows and rebrands as Payroc
We added 300 referral partners and 6,000 merchants with our acquisition of iTransact Group.
2018
February
Payroc acquires Integrity Payment Systems
We doubled in size and rounded out our payment offerings for merchants.
2019
May
Payroc is recapitalized and merges
Payroc combined with NXGEN, Payscape, and BluePay Canada (Caledon) under private equity firm Parthenon Capital.
2020
September
Payroc completes three strategic acquisitions
We acquired Strategic Payment Systems, eConduit, and Bluestone Payments, expanding our merchant reach and technological capabilities.
2021
January
Payroc achieves more growth through acquisition
Payroc acquired Banquest, Retriever Merchant Solutions, ACheck21, Beanstalk, and ECS, surpassing 100,000 merchants.
2022
April
Payroc joins forces with three additional payments powerhouses
We acquired Dynamics Payments, Iroquois, and WorldNet.
2023
May
Two more companies join Payroc
Payroc acquired Atlantic Merchant Services, a top merchant processing company, and IMS Holdings.
2024
February
Payroc expands Canadian coverage
Payroc acquired SterlingCard Payment Solutions to enhance our offerings in Canada.
September
Payroc reaches new heights
With the acquisition of i3 Verticals’ merchant services business, we scaled to $115B+ in annual processing, 1,000 employees, and 190K merchants across the U.S., Canada, the Caribbean, the U.K., and the EU.
2025
July
Payroc becomes full-service acquirer
Payroc signed definitive agreements to acquire PayiQ & BlueSnap.
August
Payroc enhances global API reach
Payroc acquired Agilisa Technologies, an API-centric payment gateway with a stronghold in Latin America and the Caribbean.
2026