First Data Global Gateway Features

Internet merchants must accept credit and debit cards as payment for their products or services to be competitive. And many retail merchants are now using their PC’s to process transactions. Each must choose a gateway solution that is right for their business needs. First Data offers three Global Gateway solutions: Virtual Terminal, Connect, and API. Each Gateway solution has specific benefits to fill those needs.

Virtual Terminal:

This Gateway is for retail, mail-order, or telephone order businesses. Turn your PC into a point-of-sale terminal and process transactions from almost anywhere with a internet connection and user ID and password. The benefit to Virtual Tour is that all information (batches and cardholder data) is stored with First Data. Alleviating data storage security worries. There is also no need for software, enabling multiple users without any extra licenses or software costs. Virtual Terminal allows for recurring billing, nightly batch functions from any location, and provides reporting capabilities.

Connect:

This Gateway is for e-commerce businesses. Connect will allow the e-commerce business to start accepting credit and debit cards quickly, safely, and reliably. Using First Data servers to process payments ensures that all cardholder data compliance standards are being met. Transaction results are automatically sent to you and your customer. Connect offers recurring billing, level II card support for B2B transactions, administration applications, and SSL encryption.

API:

This gateway is for e-commerce businesses with some programming expertise. API is flexible and allows payment functionality to be integrated into almost any website or tailored application. Compatible with multiple programming languages this gateway solution is verified by Visa/MasterCard SecureCode fraud services. API offers alternative payments such as PayPal and Google Checkout and accommodates shipping and tax information. Other features of API include level II card support for B2B transactions, extensive real-time reports, SSL encryption, and recurring billing functionality.

First Data’s line of Global Gateway solutions can make accepting payments via your PC or website quick and easy. “Global Gateway has become really popular”, said Joey Shap of PaymentMax “We are seeing more and more retailers with virtual terminals”, said Shap.