A payment gateway is the secure connection through which transactions are submitted to the banking network for authorization, settlement and reporting. Our secure payment gateway is used by businesses in the US and throughout the world.
Merchant accounts have two parts. The first is the merchant account itself. The second is the payment gateway.
Merchant accounts are established with acquiring banks. When your account is approved by the acquiring bank, you are authorized to accept card payments. Part one of your merchant account is then complete.
However, you still need a payment gateway to process payments.
A payment gateway is the connection through which transactions are encrypted and submitted to the secure banking network for authorization, settlement and reporting. The results of the authorization (approved, declined) are returned within seconds. In addition to card processing, payment gateways can include ACH, echecks, cryptocurrency, and other forms of payments.
The payment gateway is Level 1 PCI-DSS certified, the highest level of payment processing security available. PCI-DSS is an acronym for Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard which is a set of requirements which ensure that all companies that process, store or transmit credit card information maintain a secure environment.
Although the payment gateway is used by all types of businesses, it includes features that are particularly valuable to high risk merchants.
Businesses classified as high risk often have more than one merchant account. Diversification of acquiring banks is a wise strategy to mitigate risk. For example, banks sometimes change underwriting policies and decide to no longer accept certain industries. Having multiple merchant accounts ensures that processing can continue uninterrupted.
Fraud prevention is important to all businesses. Whether you are a standard or high risk merchant, the fraud fighting tools in the payment gateway will help you identify good orders, decline bad ones, and set aside questionable ones for manual review.
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