Your Bank Wasn't Built For Your Business. Vellis Is.
Beauty businesses face payment restrictions, account instability and banking friction that generic providers aren't equipped to handle. Vellis provides payment processing and business banking directly — built for high-value services, membership models and cross-border growth.
No intermediaries. You work directly with Vellis.
A fast-growing sector that mainstream financial providers still consistently underserve.
Yet payment processors routinely flag beauty businesses operating at the premium end of the market.
Your payment infrastructure needs to scale with your growth.
An industry this large deserves stable, professional financial infrastructure.
The Real Problem
Beauty businesses — from premium salons and wellness studios to international beauty brands and distributors — operate in a space that traditional financial providers have never been fully designed to serve. Here's what that costs you.
Your payment processor flags your account — often because of your product or service mix.
Beauty businesses that operate at the intersection of wellness, aesthetics and health services face automated risk flags that have nothing to do with their actual operations. Whether you offer high-value treatments, sell premium beauty products or combine services with retail — mainstream processors apply generic logic that wasn't designed for your business model. Your account is flagged without warning, payments stop, and you're left managing the fallout with a support team that has no understanding of the beauty industry.
Collecting deposits and pre-payments for bookings creates risk instead of reducing it.
No-shows and late cancellations are among the most costly operational issues in the beauty industry. You know you need deposits. But with mainstream providers, collecting pre-payments exposes you to dispute risk — patients dispute pre-charges, and processors side with the cardholder by default. The tool that should protect your revenue ends up threatening your account.
Your membership and loyalty revenue leaks because your billing infrastructure wasn't built for it.
Memberships, treatment packages, loyalty programmes and multi-session bundles represent high-margin, high-retention revenue. But most beauty businesses are managing these on manual invoices, separate payment links and spreadsheet tracking. Renewals fail silently. Clients lapse. Revenue that should be predictable becomes the most fragile part of your business.
Expanding across borders exposes you to banking gridlock.
Whether you're a beauty brand scaling internationally, a salon group opening in new markets, or a distributor serving beauty retailers across multiple countries — every new jurisdiction means a new bank, a new application and a new compliance process. A business that's proven in one market is treated as an unknown entity everywhere else.
What Vellis Provides
Direct payment processing and business banking — built and operated by Vellis for the transaction profile, risk environment and growth ambitions of beauty industry businesses.
Payment processing
Stable, industry-aware processing
Accept payments for beauty services and products online and in-person, without account flags driven by your service mix.
Deposit & pre-payment collection
Protect your revenue from no-shows and cancellations without creating chargeback exposure.
Membership and package billing
Sell treatment bundles and loyalty programmes with reliable billing infrastructure.
Multi-currency checkout
Serve international clients in their currency with live market rates and no hidden margins.
Chargeback & fraud monitoring
Calibrated to beauty industry transaction profiles, not a generic retail risk model.
Business banking
Accounts built for beauty industry revenue models
Service-based and product-based transaction profiles assessed by people who understand your sector.
Multi-entity structuring
For beauty groups, salon chains or brands operating across several locations or markets.
Fast onboarding
No months-long compliance reviews that treat your business 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 beauty industry operations, not a generic helpdesk.
Pain Point to Outcome
What changes when your financial infrastructure actually fits your business.
Your current pain point
Account flagged because of service or product mix
Revenue lost to no-shows and cancellations
Membership and package revenue managed manually
International client friction and FX costs
Banking gridlock when expanding into new markets
High-value transactions treated as suspicious
What you get with Vellis
Infrastructure built for beauty industry operations — fewer flags, faster resolution.
Deposit collection that protects your revenue without creating chargeback exposure.
Billing infrastructure that handles renewals reliably — less admin, more revenue.
Multi-currency checkout with live rates and no hidden margins.
Multi-jurisdiction account setup, fast-tracked through Vellis directly.
Risk assessment by people who understand your business — not a generic retail model.
Why Vellis
Built for high-value, service-based and internationally operating 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 operate premium beauty studios across four countries. Vellis built our payment and banking setup around our membership model and international client base — without treating us like a high-risk business we're not.
Founder, Premium Beauty Group
Who We Work With
Vellis directly serves beauty businesses at every stage of growth.
Premium salons and beauty studios
Managing high-value bookings, memberships and multi-treatment packages.
Beauty brands and e-commerce
Selling products internationally with multi-currency and subscription billing needs.
Beauty distributors and wholesalers
Managing high-value B2B transactions across multiple markets.
Salon and beauty groups
Scaling across multiple locations with consolidated banking and payment infrastructure.
How It Works
From first conversation to live infrastructure — handled directly by Vellis, start to finish.
Tell us about your business
Share your structure, services, product mix, volumes and growth plans. Not a generic form — a real conversation with a Vellis specialist who understands the beauty industry environment.
We build the right setup for you
Vellis designs a payment and banking configuration tailored to your service mix, client profile and growth stage. A premium single-location studio and a multi-country beauty brand 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 how far your beauty business can grow.
The global beauty market is growing at nearly 8% a year. Your payment and banking infrastructure should match that ambition — not hold it back. 500+ businesses already operate directly on Vellis.
FAQ
Beauty Industry Businesses
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 more common than it should be. Beauty businesses operating at the premium or wellness end of the market are frequently flagged by mainstream processors who can't properly assess their service mix. A previous refusal doesn't disqualify you. The only exception is if your business has been placed on a MATCH list.
Yes. Vellis operates globally, across any country that is not OFAC listed. We support beauty brands, distributors and salon groups operating across multiple markets.
Yes. From a single premium salon to a multi-country beauty brand, the solution we build is always tailored to your actual structure and growth stage.
Mainstream processors apply generic risk logic that wasn't designed for beauty businesses operating at the premium or wellness end of the market. Vellis processes payments through infrastructure built for beauty industry operations. 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 deposit and pre-payment collection as part of your setup — so you can secure payment for bookings and treatments without manual processes or workarounds. If a client cancels, the deposit has already been collected. We handle the setup so it works reliably from day one.
Yes, depending on your booking or practice management software. If your existing platform supports automated payment triggers via API, Vellis processes those payments reliably on the other end. We'll walk you through the setup during the consultation.
Yes. Vellis supports payments in a wide range of currencies. International clients pay in their own currency, with live market rates applied — no hidden margins or opaque fees on top.If you're unsure whether your current setup supports this, our team can walk you through what's needed during the consultation.
When a chargeback occurs, you have a direct point of contact at Vellis — not a generic support queue. We review the case with you, help gather the relevant documentation, and manage the process on your behalf.
Unfortunately, yes. Traditional banks apply generic risk criteria that weren't designed for premium beauty and wellness revenue models. High-value bookings, membership billing and multi-service operations can all trigger unnecessary reviews. Vellis accounts are managed by people who understand beauty industry businesses — your profile is expected and understood.
Yes. Multi-jurisdiction banking is core to what Vellis does. As long as the country is not OFAC listed, Vellis structures your accounts across markets from a single point of contact.
A standard account is built for a generic business profile. A Vellis account is structured around yours — your service mix, membership model, entity structure and markets. In practice: fewer unexpected reviews, faster resolution, and direct access to Vellis rather than a generic customer service system.
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 business structure, services and products, membership 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. For businesses operating in regulated beauty or wellness categories, we'll let you know exactly what's needed for your specific case. Vellis gives you a complete, tailored document list upfront so there are no unexpected requests mid-process.