Pioneering high-risk payments for fifteen years.
GHPS began by addressing a payment problem most processors refused to take on. What started in cannabis became the foundation of a broader high-risk practice — built on a compliance-first mindset, transparency, and merchant trust.
The year it started.
The Night It Clicked
Chris Mills was at a Cricket location. He chose not to pay with cash.
He was directed to a machine — it accepted a card and produced a voucher.
Later that night, it clicked. That model could solve a much bigger payment problem in cannabis retail.
The next morning, he called Cricket. Found the right contact. Within three months, GHPS had placed its first machines in a dispensary.
From there, word spread.
"Most processors saw risk. We saw a real business problem that needed a real solution."
Chris Mills
Founder & CEO
Built in the Toughest Market
GHPS earned its reputation in cannabis — one of the most difficult payment categories in the market.
Compliance-First
Built solutions in a space defined by friction, regulatory pressure, and limited processing support.
Specialist-Led
Focused on cannabis and high-risk categories from day one — not a generalist processor adding a vertical.
Operational Rigor
16 years of hospitality leadership shaped a service-first operational discipline.
Merchant Trust
Growth came from merchants telling other merchants. No ad spend. No sales decks.
Chris Mills
Owner & CEO
With deep roots in hospitality leadership at Hyatt Hotels and over two decades mastering electronic payments, Chris founded GHPS to bring compliant, transparent payment processing to industries others wouldn't touch. His expertise spans banking, eCommerce, and mobile payment solutions.
Built GHPS through relationships, practical execution, and merchant trust. Not through pitch decks and venture funding.
Hyatt Hotels
SOP Author
Since 2004
E-Payments Expert
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WSJ, KOAA, PBJ
From First Placement to Category Credibility
Payments Begin
Chris Mills enters the electronic payment industry. Banking, card processing, ecommerce, mobile — the full operational foundation.
The Founding Insight
A chance encounter with a payment kiosk sparks the idea. Within three months, the first machines are placed in a dispensary.
Word-of-Mouth Growth
Early traction comes from merchants sharing results. No ad spend. No sales decks. Just merchants telling other merchants.
Reputation Phase
GHPS becomes known for straightforward support and dependable execution. The kind of credibility you can't manufacture.
Expansion Phase
The company evolves beyond cannabis roots toward broader high-risk opportunities. New verticals. Same operational discipline.
A Modern High-Risk Platform
History behind it. Expansion ahead. GHPS stands as a high-risk payment platform built from the ground up — not bolted on.
Not Built Like Everyone Else.
Built from merchant pain,
not theory.
Relationship-led,
not volume-chasing.
Transparent,
not teaser-rate driven.
Practical,
not full of smoke and mirrors.
Operationally grounded,
not just sales-led.
Built for longevity,
not short-term fixes.
"Fifteen years in, the discipline hasn't changed. Compliance-first. Specialist-led. Reviewed by people."
Same operating principles. Broader category.
GHPS continues into adjacent high-risk verticals under the same compliance-aware review discipline that defined the cannabis years.
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