¶ Overview
A gateway must be created in order to process credit card payments in RevCent. You must have an existing merchant gateway account with a third party in order to create a RevCent gateway. If you do not have an existing merchant account, contact us and we can help you acquire one.
¶ Important Information Regarding Stripe
If you are processing live transactions with Stripe, you need to enable the "Handle Card Information Directly" setting in your Stripe account.
Read how to enable this setting.
¶ Gateway
¶ View All Gateways
View all gateways by clicking the Payments > Credit Card > Gateways link on the sidebar or going to https://revcent.com/user/gateways
¶ Create A Gateway
Create a new gateway by clicking the Create New Gateway button when viewing all gateways or go to https://revcent.com/user/new-gateway
¶ Name
Enter a name for the gateway. Required and must be unique.
¶ Description
Enter a description for the gateway.
¶ Status
Set the status of the gateway.
¶ Discount Rate
The percentage charged by the gateway for each successful credit card charge.
¶ Success Transaction Fee
The flat fee, if applicable, that the gateway charges for each successful credit card charge.
¶ Failure Transaction Fee
The flat fee, if applicable, that the gateway charges for each unsuccessful credit card charge.
¶ Main Gateway
Select the main gateway you are using. Once selected, the gateway credentials box will appear.
¶ Gateway Credentials
Depending on the merchant gateway selected, you will need to enter specific credentials. Credentials different for each merchant gateway. However, details are provided on the credentials you need. In the credential box above, Stripe was selected as the main main gateway.
Important: Enter the appropriate credentials depending on whether you wish to run live or test transactions using your gateway. You must also use the appropriate RevCent API Account that coincides with either live or test transactions.
Live/Test Example:
- Live Transactions: Enter your payments gateways' live credentials and also use a RevCent API Account that is set to live mode. By using a live RevCent API Account, RevCent will send transactions to your gateway's live endpoint.
- Test Transactions: Enter your payments gateways' test credentials and also use a RevCent API Account that is set to test mode. By using a test RevCent API Account, RevCent will send transactions to your gateway's test endpoint.
¶ Edit A Gateway
Edit an existing gateway by clicking the edit button when viewing all gateways.
¶ Name
Enter a name for the gateway. Required and must be unique.
¶ Description
Enter a description for the gateway.
¶ Status
Set the status of the gateway.
¶ Discount Rate
The percentage charged by the gateway for each successful credit card charge.
¶ Success Transaction Fee
The flat fee, if applicable, that the gateway charges for each successful credit card charge.
¶ Failure Transaction Fee
The flat fee, if applicable, that the gateway charges for each unsuccessful credit card charge.
¶ Credentials
If you wish to modify the existing credentials for the gateway, click the Modify button and the modify credentials box will appear
¶ Modify Credentials
Depending on the merchant gateway selected, you will need to enter specific credentials. Credentials different for each merchant gateway. However, details are provided on the credentials you need. In the credential box above, Authorize.net was selected as the main main gateway. Please note that you must select the Confirm checkbox if modifying credentials.
Important: Enter the appropriate credentials depending on whether you wish to run live or test transactions using your gateway. You must also use the appropriate RevCent API Account that coincides with either live or test transactions.
Live/Test Example:
- Live Transactions: Enter your payments gateways' live credentials and also use a RevCent API Account that is set to live mode. By using a live RevCent API Account, RevCent will send transactions to your gateway's live endpoint.
- Test Transactions: Enter your payments gateways' test credentials and also use a RevCent API Account that is set to test mode. By using a test RevCent API Account, RevCent will send transactions to your gateway's test endpoint.