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Independent
We are card-brand agnostic. The recommendation that is right for you is the only one we make.
Advisory Merchant ServicesAbout AMS
We read the fine print so Houston doesn’t have to.
Advisory Merchant Services has spent fifteen years putting independent, concierge-level payment counsel, not a sales pitch, in front of Texas operators and merchants in 30+ markets nationwide.
Our story
Founded in Houston, 2009.
We started in Houston in 2009 with a simple idea: small businesses deserve the kind of hands-on payments help that big banks reserve for big accounts. Fifteen years later, we still read every statement ourselves.
Today we’re rooted in Texas and serve merchants in 30+ markets nationwide, but the model hasn’t changed. Every client gets a dedicated advisor, on-site setup, and a real person on the phone at any hour. It’s concierge service the big processors simply don’t offer.
25
Years of experience
Deep in merchant services
1,200
Merchants advised
From single-chair salons to multi-unit operators
$37M
In fees saved
Across years of statement reviews
96%
Client retention
Industry-leading retention rate
11.4%
Avg. monthly reduction
Measured against prior processor
What we stand for
Three things we won’t compromise.
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Plain-spoken
Every statement explained in plain English. No tiered nonsense, no alphabet soup left unexplained.
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Concierge
A dedicated advisor, on-site install across Texas, and real humans 24/7, for clients here and in 30+ markets nationwide. The big processors don’t do this.
Our team
The people who read your statements.
Parker Sinkiewicz
Account Representative & Office Manager
Parker manages intake and onboarding for new merchant accounts, guiding each deal from submission through underwriting, approval, and activation, and serves as a primary contact for AMS referral partners. He also runs the office day to day, reading portfolio data for trends and opportunities and steadily refining how the team works so merchants get answers faster.
Ashley Sinkiewicz
Founder & CEO
Ashley founded Advisory Merchant Services after more than 20 years in payments, with experience across merchant acquisition, partner development, underwriting, operations, and service. She is still in the market most weeks building merchant and referral relationships, and stays close to her team on complex accounts so every client gets the benefit of that experience.
Derrick
Account Representative
Derrick manages the documentation behind every new merchant account, preparing and reviewing applications so files reach underwriting clean and complete. He guides merchants and agents through the process, tracks each file from submission to activation, and handles the statement, billing, and equipment questions that come up along the way.
Let’s read your statement together.
A written, complimentary review in 72 hours. No obligation, no follow-up sales call.