VirtualMerchant

Now, if you have a PC, you can take payments – quickly and securely, anywhere, any time – without a major investment of money or effort. Elavon’s VirtualMerchant is a complete hosted payment solution that instantly transforms your PCs into “virtual” payment terminals. Accept a full range of payment types – from credit and debit cards to electronic checks and gift cards. Process transactions in physical face-to-face, mail order/telephone order, or e-commerce environments. Easily handle recurring and installment payments. And reduce your risk and compliance headaches by letting Elavon protect your financial data and ensure you’re in compliance with the latest industry security standards and regulations. Best of all, VirtualMerchant is designed to accommodate organizations of any size in any business segment. Plus, all transactions are powered by Elavon, the payment network rated #1 by MasterCard® for speed, availability, and reliability.

Versatile & Flexible

  • Turns any PC into a virtual payment solution in both physical and mail order/telephone order environments
  • Integrates “Buy Button” functionality easily and affordably with your shopping cart to securely process e-commerce transaction
  • Processes a full array of payment types – credit, PINbased debit, electronic benefits transfer (EBT), electronic check and gift card
  • Supports dynamic currency conversion (DCC) in both physical and e-commerce environments – enabling customers to make purchases in U.S. dollars or their home currency, and providing your business a new source of revenue
  • Supports real-time processing and also features a highly efficient multiple-entry mode for key entering a series of non-real-time transactions
  • Accommodates an unlimited number of users, departments, and Merchant IDs and easily scales over time, making VirtualMerchant ideal for any size business and any number of locations
  • Allows smaller businesses to leverage existing PCs to handle all their accounting, inventory management, and payment processing needs
  • Eliminates fees for software upgrades, new releases, and technical support – all of which are provided as part of the hosted service – greatly reducing the total cost of ownership

Powerful, Secure Data Management

  • Fully-hosted solution by Elavon minimizes your security liability and ensures CISP, PCI, and other card association regulations and standards are met – without the need for expensive compliance audits
  • Allows you to establish business rules for e-commerce transactions that fall outside your normal business patterns – flagging transactions by type, value, or other criteria – to process most transactions automatically, but “pend” those that need further review
  • Exports comma separated value (CSV) data into other applications for further analysis or tracking
  • Maintains a detailed, 12-month history and supplies powerful, easy-to-use tools to identify trends and analyze transactions over time
  • Employs the latest SSL certificate encryption technologies to ensure transactions are processed safely and securely
  • Can be easily configured to ensure users only view and have access to appropriate data and reports

Efficient & Cost-Effective

  • Leverages your existing PCs and Internet connections, eliminating the expense of investing in dedicated payment terminals and telephone lines
  • Processes transactions in as little as three seconds over an always on, high-speed Internet connection
  • Features Bank Identification Number (BIN)-specific prompting to identify transactions (such as those made using corporate purchasing cards) that require the collection of additional information to qualify for the best rate
  • Enables you to process authorizations at the time of sale, but submit transactions for settlement at a later date, without re-keying the transaction data – ideal for MO/TO or delayed delivery environments
  • Turns any web enabled PC into a payment terminal
  • Supports all payment environments including retail face-to-face, mail order, telephone order and e-commerce
  • Accommodates an unlimited number of users and merchant numbers to grow with you as your business grows
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Add Value to Your Business

VirtualMerchant quickly and securely processes payment transactions.

Your business is unique and so are its challenges. No matter what type of business you run – retail, restaurant, service, healthcare, mail order/telephone order or Internet, we have the solutions you need to optimize your processing services.

Electronic Check Service

If your business handles checks, then
associated with paper checks and returned items. With Electronic Check Service (ECS), you can minimize risk, reduce costs and speed access to funds by converting paper checks into electronic transactions. ECS converts personal and business checks, whether presented in person or through the mail. Checks are electronically imaged and processed just like credit card transactions. Funds are settled with the same speed and ease as credit card deposits, typically within 24-48 hours. Verifi cation and Guarantee services reduce the risk of returned checks.

Electronic Gift Cards

There’s no disputing the popularity of electronic gift cards. These attractive merchandising tools can increase revenue and attract new customers. They also reduce the fraud and labor associated with paper gift certifi cates. Getting started is easy; you can add your logo to a choice of select card designs, or create a custom card specifi cally designed for your business.

Dynamic Currency Conversion

Dynamic Currency Conversion (DCC)
allows businesses to offer international cardholders the convenience of paying in their home currency. Receipts refl ect U.S. dollars and the cardholder’s home currency, eliminating any confusion. A percentage of the foreign exchange conversion fee will be rebated back to you on your monthly processing statement, resulting in a new revenue stream for your business.

 

Payment Plus, Inc. Your full service electronic payment processing partner.
Phone: 270-366-0995 :: Fax: 866-826-9194 :: Toll-free: 888-523-8464
84 Plantation Drive :: Paducah, KY 42001


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