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Proven online turnover more than £15,000 per month?
Get our lowest transaction rate of just 1.99% (we've even waived the set-up fee!)


This offer is only available for a limited time so please act now to get this great transaction rate

As is normally the way there are certain conditions you must comply with to get this rate:

Proven minimum online card turnover £15,000 per month

 

You must show processing statements with proof of sufficient online turnover for at least the last 6 months. If you are unable to provide proof, are trading less than £15,000 a month or are in fact a start-up, you will automatically be put on our standard rate of 2.99%

New customers only

 

Sorry about this. We don't normally approve of the 'new customers only' way of doing things. In fact we think rewarding loyal customers is more important. However on this occasion we really must enforce it.

Secure payment page (Tradegard) integration required
  You must integrate with our Tradegard integration method. This is a secure payment page hosted by us and not a self hosted API. The Secure Payment Page Checkout integration allows a customer to transparently process secure purchases on your e-commerce site.
NO add-ons available i.e Virtual Terminal, Repeat Billing or Amex payments
  The above account and integration used is for eCommerce transactions only and unfortunately does not support the virtual terminal, repeat billing facility or American Express
Minimum contract term is one year, thereafter terminable on 30 days notice
 

Basically says it all. Your merchant account will be for a minimum of a year and if you wish to cancel it after the initial 12 month period then you will need to provide us with 30 days notice.

We are providing this offer in conjunction with our Standard Merchant Account + Gateway. Therefore all the information you read about that account is relevant to this special offer. The only difference is the great rate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Are you trading less than £15,000 or a new business and have no history? Then please click here for our great standard rates

Application Fee No
Annual Fee
No
Account set-up Fee No
Monthly Fee
£20
Gateway Fee [info]
£0.20 per transaction

Credit Card Transaction Fee [info]

1.99%
Debit Card Transaction Fee [info] 1.99%

Contract Period

Month to month
£15
Settlement Period [info]
Weekly, 5 days in arrears
Rolling Reserve [info] 5% of turnover, held 6 months
Remittance Transfer Fee [info] Yes (FREE within the UK)
Minimum Remittance Amount [info] No
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Prohibited Businesses [Info]
Supported Currencies [Info]
Price Per Currency [Info]
FREE
Supported Countries [info]
Supported Entities [info]
Credit & Debit Cards Accepted
Minimum transaction value [info]

No

Deferred Payment Facility [info] Yes
American Express Supported

Yes

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Comprehensive Anti-Fraud Systems

Yes

3D Secure Compatible Yes
Integration Guide Yes
PCI Compliance more information
FREE Technical Support (helpline)

Yes

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FREE Virtual Terminal No 
Repeat Billing Facility No
Customer Management System Yes
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FAQ's for this account

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  • In order to increase the merchant's chance of obtaining a merchant facility with one of our sponsor banks due to an applicants status and/or business model and following a full risk assessment of an application, we may need to increase certain elements: Settlement period and the rolling reserve. (other terms may be effected depending on the risk sector you operate in and your company’s credit rating). Indeed a longer settlement period and a larger rolling reserve are more likely to reassure our processing bank that we have taken sufficient steps to mitigate the risk exposure on an account.

    As you can imagine we are unable to tell who will have their terms increased until an application has been put in and is being processed. Please be reassured that you are under no obligation to continue with the application if the new terms offered no longer meet your requirements. If this is the case than simply reply to the relevant email and your application will be terminated.

  • Please be aware that once your account is activated, if your transactions consistently fall below £15,000 a month for a significant period of time, your transaction rate may be increased to 2.99%


   
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