Payment Data Systems Launch Credit Card Gateway Services for Billers And Merchants

The gateway service allows a biller or merchant to securely connect through Payment Data Systems, Inc. to all credit card processors without having to create and manage direct connections to them individually. Specifically, the option allows a biller or merchant to process a credit card directly from any computer that is connected to the Internet or directly from their e-commerce site and provides the ultimate in flexibility and efficiency of processing and cost control. Additional enhanced services as part of the Gateway offering include the availability of fraud protection and risk management tools. Included with every gateway is a virtual terminal, HTML connect, API connect, auto generation of web pay buttons, order management system, customized email delivery for both the customer and the merchant and a free shopping cart. Additional products available from PDS include services and products that can be implemented more quickly and less expensively than the alternative of adding multiple payments companies as these solutions offer a full range of payment processing capabilities. These service offerings include: one time and recurring ACH debits and credits, ACH lockbox and RCK services, Web pay acceptance of credit cards and checks, Telephone pay acceptance of credit cards and checks, Interactive Voice Response systems which totally automate the payment receiving process, and data warehousing that enable you to store and retrieve all of your payment history from one location. These are all managed within a single comprehensive storage and retrieval system thereby providing the customer consolidated tracking and reporting of all payment types regardless of source or channel.