Payment Gateways

The payment gateway provider authorizes and captures the initial credit card information. They then pass the information on to your payment processing service.

The payment gateway is a complex system of computer technologies and processes that allow merchants to electronically submit payment transactions to the payment processing networks (i.e., the Credit Card Interchange and the Automated Clearing House Network) via the Internet. More specifically, payment gateways provide the necessary Internet infrastructure that enables merchants to accept credit card and electronic check payments from Web sites.

Our preferred Gateway Provider is Authorize.Net

Authorize.Net provides Internet Protocol (IP) payment gateway services that enable merchants to authorize, settle and manage credit card or electronic check transactions anytime, anywhere. Web site

Note you must have both a Merchant Account and a Gateway Provider in order to accept credit cards.

We recommend the combination of CDG Commerce and Authorize.net to establish your merchant account and set up a "virtual terminal" (required since the card is not present).

Our preferred Merchant Account Provider is CDG Commerce

Please fill out the following information to qualify your merchant account and gateway pricing.

NOTE: Filling out this form does NOT commit you to using the service. The information on this page will provide you with the appropriate pricing and generate the final merchant agreement for your review.