Trout Payment Systems

Specialties

Trout is a Houston area focused merchant services firm that hooks businesses up with the best deals and service on credit and debit card processing. We can set businesses up from scratch or get them a better deal than their current provider.

The big difference with Trout is that we will be with you long after the sale to service your account and help you with your business. Over 90% of Trout’s business is generated through word of mouth and relationships in local chambers of commerce. We are partnered with top tier processors with A ratings or higher in the BBB, are established, and have high ratings in independent industry surveys.

For a standard store front or retail business, Trout has a service plan that includes a free credit card terminal such as a Verifone VX 510 or virtual terminal that enables you to swipe cards through your computer. Most of firms qualify for free month to month contracts with no early termination fees.

We are also partnered with a Houston area processor a

History

Established in 2014.

Mr. Butic founded Trout Payment Systems in January of 2014, having joined the payment card service industry in late 2012 and having worked with multiple processors as an unbranded independent agent.

Trout is about hooking Houston area businesses with great customer service, top tier providers, fair deals, and being there for clients long after the sale.

Trout is a highly active member of the local business community. Even before Trout, Mr. Butic was highly active in local chambers of commerce, professional networking groups, and civic organizations.

He is currently on the Ambassador committee for both the Cy Fair and Houston NW Chamber of commerce. He actively volunteers and is a member of the Houston West Chamber of Commerce, and is a co-​founder of the Jersey Village Professional Networking Group, which grew from nearly a half dozen weekly attendees to over 100 within one year.

Meet the Business Owner

Napoleon B.

Business Owner

Napoleon T. Butic — Founder and CEO — Mr. Butic joined the payment card industry in 2012 after over a decade working in finance, most of which was spent in the hedge fund industry in New York City.

As a native Houstonian, he looked to participate in the current economic boom through the payment system niche. After a brief stint with a discount oriented service provider, he realized that price is not the only factor in delivering value. Mr. Butic sought out and established relationships with the industry’s top payment processors. After delivering their services to multiple satisfied customers, he felt it was time to market these firms to the Houston area under one name.

In January 2014, he founded Trout Payment Systems with the belief that the only way to acquire customers for life, is to deliver a highly reliable service at a reasonable price.

Mr. Butic graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2000 with a BBA, majored in finance, and minored in philosophy.