Small Business Web Stores^SM has partnered with Cardservice International, the industry-leading provider of merchant account and payment gateway services.  We’ve pre-negotiated the discount rates, you’ll be guaranteed a quick turnaround, and most importantly, you’ll have a merchant partner that is a reliable and trusted industry heavyweight. Cardservice International’s service integrates seamlessly with your Small Business Web Store package. Ready to order?

Cardservice International is an industry leader in credit card processing for traditional and Internet businesses. They offer merchants competitive pricing, customer service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in 140 languages and dialects, and one of the largest credit card fraud, loss prevention and chargeback departments in the industry. Cardservice International provides the expertise and reliability to enable merchants to accept credit cards, debit cards and checks. From the establishment of a merchant account to their technologically sophisticated LinkPoint Secure Payment Gateway, Cardservice provides a one-stop shop for all types of transaction processing.

One call for all customer needs.

• 24-hour, toll-free support.
• State-of-the-art processing equipment and software for your business.
• Quick, online response.
• Software Support
• Merchant Services
• Loss Prevention
• Automated Information Service.
• Prompt equipment installation and training.
• Chargeback and retrieval services.
• Funds deposited electronically directly into your account.
• On-line merchant application and 99% approval rate.
• Fast merchant account set up. (You can receive your merchant ID in less than 24 hours.
• No long-term contract or minimum lease.
• Low transaction fees, discount rates and customer service fees. You pay no leasing fees!
• LinkPoint Payment Gateway is included with pricing so you will not need to find a payment portal service.

Payment gateways are the connections between the Internet and the secure banking and credit card networks. Your store must have an account with a payment gateway so that transactions in your store can be processed. Since LinkPoint is already packaged in with the Cardservice International offering, it gives you the best ability to have your online store accepting credit cards quickly and affordably.

• You can count on LinkPoint to process transactions quickly and securely.
• Seamless Merchant Account integration and support through Cardservice International.
• LinkPoint's fast transaction times help make Shopping Cart abandonment a thing of the past.
• Secure encryption technology ensures the safety of your transactions. LinkPoint also supports card verification and validation--CVV2/CVC2/Discover® CID*--and address verification for added security.
• Exceptional fraud prevention helps you minimize chargebacks.
• From the simplest solution to the most sophisticated, all LinkPoint ecommerce solutions allow you s to keep customers on their own websites.
• Robust reports come with all LinkPoint ecommerce solutions, to help you easily manage their orders

Payment gateways are the connections between the Internet and the secure banking and credit card networks. Your store must have an account with a payment gateway so that transactions in your store can be processed. Since LinkPoint is already packaged in with the Cardservice International offering, it gives you the best ability to have your online store accepting credit cards quickly and affordably.

The Cardservice International online merchant account application is very straightforward and easy to complete. Once the application has been completely filled out, our dedicated sales representative will contact you.

• A check from your business bank account (if you do not have a business check, go to your local bank to set up one)
• Routing number from your business check (the 9-digit number between the |: symbols)
• Direct deposit account (DDA) number from your business check (the 10-digit number to the right of routing number, also known as your checking account number)
• MICR number from your business check (the combination of your routing and DDA/checking account numbers
• Business federal tax ID number (if you do not have one, use your Social Security Number)