Your Bank Wasn't Built For Your Clinic. Vellis Is.
Weight loss clinics face payment restrictions, account freezes and banking friction that generic providers aren't equipped to handle. Vellis provides payment processing and business banking directly - built for medically supervised programmes, high-value treatment plans and the evolving risk profile of weight management services.
No intermediaries. You work directly with Vellis.
A fast-growing clinical sector that mainstream financial providers consistently misclassify.
Yet most payment processors still apply blanket healthcare restrictions to weight loss clinics without reviewing their clinical credentials.
Your payment infrastructure needs to scale with a sector growing this fast.
An industry this large and this clinically significant deserves better than generic banking.
The Real Problem
Weight loss clinics - particularly those offering medically supervised programmes, GLP-1 treatments and specialist interventions - operate in a space that mainstream banks and payment processors were never designed to serve. Here's what that costs you.
Your payment processor flags or closes your account because of your clinical classification.
Weight loss clinics offering medically supervised programmes, prescription-based treatments or specialist interventions are routinely flagged by mainstream processors who can't distinguish between a regulated clinical operation and an uncontrolled wellness product seller. Whether you offer GLP-1 treatments, bariatric support or medical weight management programmes, automated risk systems apply the same blanket logic. Your account is suspended without warning. Payments stop. And you're left explaining your clinical setup to a compliance team with no medical weight management expertise.
Collecting programme deposits and upfront payments creates unexpected risk.
Weight loss programmes often involve significant upfront investment from clients - programme deposits, treatment plan payments, multi-month commitments. But with mainstream providers, collecting these payments exposes you to dispute risk. Clients who don't see expected results dispute charges, processors side with the cardholder, and a standard programme payment becomes a chargeback that puts your account at risk.
Subscription and ongoing programme billing leaks revenue.
Monthly wellness programmes, ongoing medication management and recurring support plans represent your most predictable clinical revenue. But standard billing infrastructure wasn't built for recurring weight management programme billing. Renewals fail. Clients lapse at inconvenient moments in their treatment. The continuity that effective weight management requires is undermined by billing infrastructure that wasn't designed for it.
New treatments create new payment processing risk.
Weight loss medicine is evolving fast. GLP-1 medications, specialist injection protocols, emerging medical interventions - each new treatment category your clinic adopts creates new payment processing risk with generic providers. An algorithm that couldn't categorise your existing treatments certainly can't handle the new ones you're introducing.
What Vellis Provides
Direct payment processing and business banking - built and operated by Vellis for the clinical profile, programme billing needs and growth ambitions of weight loss clinics.
Payment processing
Stable, category-aware processing
Accept payments for medically supervised weight loss programmes and treatments, without account flags driven by clinical classification.
Programme deposit and pre-payment collection
Secure upfront programme payments without creating chargeback exposure.
Recurring programme billing
Manage monthly wellness plans and ongoing treatment payments without manual follow-up.
Multi-currency checkout
Serve international clients in their currency with live market rates and no hidden margins.
Chargeback & fraud monitoring
Calibrated to weight loss clinic transaction profiles, not a generic retail risk model.
Business banking
Accounts built for weight loss clinic revenue models
Programme-based, high-value transaction profiles assessed by people who understand your clinical environment.
Multi-entity structuring
For clinic groups operating across several locations or jurisdictions.
Fast onboarding
No months-long compliance reviews that treat your regulated clinic like an unknown risk.
EMI & fintech-backed accounts
Access to Vellis-operated solutions beyond what traditional banks offer.
Dedicated sector expertise
Supported by people who understand medical weight management operations.
Pain Point to Outcome
What changes when your financial infrastructure actually fits your business.
Your current pain point
Account flagged because of clinical classification
Programme deposits creating chargeback exposure
Recurring programme billing managed manually
New treatments triggering payment processing issues
International client friction and FX costs
Banking obstacles when expanding your clinic
What you get with Vellis
Infrastructure built for regulated weight loss clinic operations - fewer flags, faster resolution.
Upfront payment collection that protects your revenue without dispute risk.
Reliable billing for ongoing programmes - less admin, more predictable revenue.
Infrastructure built to accommodate evolving clinical offerings without re-triggering compliance reviews.
Multi-currency checkout with live rates and no hidden margins.
Multi-jurisdiction account setup, fast-tracked through Vellis directly.
Why Vellis
Built for regulated, medically adjacent and fast-evolving healthcare businesses - with the track record to prove it.
Companies operating directly on Vellis infrastructure.
Industries served, from regulated to high-risk.
Global
Coverage across multiple jurisdictions and currencies.
You work directly with Vellis - no intermediaries, no black boxes. From your first consultation to your live account, every step is handled by Vellis. You always know who owns your setup, who to call, and what happens next.
We've introduced three new treatment protocols in the past year. With every previous processor, a new treatment meant another compliance review. With Vellis, our infrastructure adapts without the disruption.
Medical Director, Weight Management Clinic
Who We Work With
Vellis directly serves weight loss and weight management businesses at every stage of growth.
Medical weight loss clinics
Offering medically supervised programmes, prescription treatments and specialist interventions.
Bariatric and metabolic health practices
Managing high-value clinical programmes and complex patient billing.
GLP-1 and injection-based treatment clinics
Operating in a rapidly evolving treatment category that mainstream processors frequently restrict.
Weight management wellness centres
Combining medical and lifestyle interventions with membership and programme billing.
How It Works
From first conversation to live infrastructure - handled directly by Vellis, start to finish.
Tell us about your business
Share your clinic structure, treatment categories, programme model and growth plans. A real conversation with a Vellis specialist who understands the medical weight management environment.
We build the right setup for you
Vellis designs a payment and banking configuration tailored to your treatment profile, programme billing model and growth stage. A single clinic and a multi-site weight loss group have different needs - your setup reflects that.
Go live on Vellis infrastructure
Onboarding is guided by Vellis end-to-end. Once live, you operate directly on our infrastructure - with a dedicated point of contact, full visibility over your setup, and no middlemen in the chain.
Stop letting payment infrastructure limit what treatments your clinic can offer.
The global weight management market is growing at over 10% a year. Your payment and banking infrastructure should grow with it - not flag every new treatment as a risk. 500+ businesses already operate directly on Vellis.
FAQ
Weight Loss Clinics
Vellis is a direct provider - not a broker, not a referral service. We provide payment processing and business banking directly to your business. No intermediaries, no black boxes. You always know who owns your setup, who to contact, and how your payments and accounts are structured.
Yes - it's a common situation. Mainstream processors apply blanket healthcare restrictions to weight loss clinics without reviewing their clinical credentials. A previous refusal doesn't disqualify you. The only exception is if your business has been placed on a MATCH list.
Yes. We understand that weight loss medicine is evolving quickly and that newer treatment categories are precisely the ones that generic processors struggle with most. Vellis builds your setup around your actual treatment profile - including newer clinical offerings.
Yes. Vellis operates globally, across any country that is not OFAC listed.
Mainstream processors can't assess medical weight management clinics properly - they apply blanket restrictions to anything with a healthcare or medical classification. Vellis processes payments through infrastructure built for regulated clinical businesses. Your profile is understood from the start. The only case where it would be difficult for us to help is if your business has been placed on a MATCH list.
Yes. Vellis supports programme deposit and pre-payment collection as part of your setup - protecting upfront programme payments without creating chargeback exposure. We handle the setup so it works reliably from day one.
Yes, depending on your clinic management software. If your platform supports automated payment triggers via API, Vellis processes those payments reliably on the other end.
When a chargeback occurs, you have a direct point of contact at Vellis - not a generic support queue. We review the case with you and manage the process on your behalf.
Unfortunately, yes. Traditional banks apply generic criteria that weren't designed for medical weight management revenue models. Vellis accounts are managed by people who understand clinical weight loss operations - your profile is expected and understood.
Yes. As long as the country is not OFAC listed, Vellis structures your accounts across locations from a single point of contact.
A Vellis account is structured around your clinic - your treatment categories, programme model, entity structure and growth plans. In practice: fewer unexpected reviews, faster resolution, and direct access to Vellis.
A real conversation - not a sales pitch. Format and timing are flexible: call, video or email, based on your preference. A Vellis specialist will ask about your clinic structure, treatment categories, programme billing model, current payment and banking setup, and growth plans. From there, you get a clear picture of what we'd recommend and what the process looks like. No pressure, no jargon, no commitment required.
For most businesses, the process is done within a couple of weeks. After your consultation, we give you a clear timeline based on your specific structure and jurisdiction - with no surprises mid-application.
Standard business documentation, plus any clinical licences, prescribing authorisations or regulatory registrations relevant to your treatments and jurisdiction. Vellis gives you a complete, tailored document list upfront.