Shift4 (NYSE: FOUR) is a payment processing and commerce technology company founded in 1999. It provides an end-to-end platform that handles secure payment processing across in-person, online, and mobile channels, and processes over $260 billion in transactions annually for more than 200,000 businesses worldwide.
The company's platform spans point-of-sale systems, online payment processing, mobile POS, contactless payments, cryptocurrency processing, and business intelligence tools. Security infrastructure includes point-to-point encryption and tokenization. Shift4 maintains more than 500 technology integrations, allowing its platform to connect with a wide range of third-party systems across industries.
Shift4 operates across a broad set of verticals, including lodging and hospitality, food and beverage, retail, sports and entertainment, casinos and gaming, eCommerce, and airlines and travel. Its unified commerce approach is designed to consolidate complex, multi-channel payment ecosystems into a single platform.