To help you get started in processing card payments for your business, here are three things you need.
The Elavon Payment Gateway (EPG) enables you to take payments online and is the online equivalent of a card terminal in a shop.
As a business taking card payments, you have a responsibility to keep your customers’ card information safe.
Understand your statement by clicking the icon on the example, which will give you an explanation of key parts of your statement.
Disputed transactions often lead to a complicated chargeback process. Reduce the hassle and cost of chargebacks with our best practice guidance.
View our handy videos on how to fix terminal issues, use our online reporting tool and see some of our solutions to help you run your business.
Get quick and easy online access to statements, reports, account management tools, product alerts and more. Elavon Connect saves you time and provides a comprehensive view of all your payment processing activity.
Installing the terminal is simple. Once you’ve completed the setup steps in this video, you’ll be ready to start processing transactions.
Poynt is the new payment solution that will change the way you think about card payments forever.
View our handy videos on how to fix terminal issues, use our online reporting tool and see some of our solutions to help you run your business.
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How to use Dynamic Currency Conversion
Step-by-step instructions on how to use specific functionality.
We take the time to evaluate your particular business situation and match you to the best solution for your unique needs. Our range of tools, products, and solutions will simplify your life and increase the profitability of your business.
Poynt is the new payment solution that will change the way you think about card payments forever. With sleek lines and large colour touchscreens, Poynt is a beautifully designed device which brings together a totally connected payments experience and a suite of brilliant business tools.
Dynamic Currency Conversion (DCC) is a service that enables international Visa® and MasterCard® cardholders in over 60 currencies the choice to pay the bill in their own currency rather than the currency of the country that they are visiting.
MobileMerchant turns your Smartphone or tablet into a mobile payment terminal. Now you can accept payments anywhere and anytime, to give your customers the great level of service they expect and deserve.
The back office training user guide to managing all of your payments easily and securely in one place through the hosted payment solution.
Link your card terminal to your till, improve your customer experience and simplify your end-of-day processes.
When combined with Dynamic Currency Conversion from Elavon, the Tax Free Shopping Service automatically recognises cardholders who are eligible for international tax refunds. It enables customers who are non-EU residents to reclaim international tax duties on the purchase of goods using all major credit and debit cards
As a business taking card payments, you have a responsibility to keep your customers’ card information safe.
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Read important card brand changes, which will have an impact on how you process your Visa and Mastercard transactions.
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Read important card brand changes, which will have an impact on how you process your Visa and Mastercard transactions.
24 March 2022
As your payments partner, we are committed to keeping you up to date with industry changes and card brand developments. There are 15 updates and reminders included here.
23 September 2022
As your payments partner, we want to keep you up to date with industry changes and card brand developments. There are 14 updates and reminders included here.
12 December 2022
As your payments partner, we want to keep you up to date with industry changes and card brand developments. There are 7 updates and reminders included here.
10 August 2022
As your payments partner, we are committed to keeping you up to date with industry changes and card brand developments. There are six updates and reminders included here.
18 September 2019
As your payments partner, we are committed to keeping you up-to-date with industry and card scheme developments. The purpose of this communication is to advise you of new pricing changes being introduced by Visa and Mastercard.
6 January 2020
Visa has announced a series of changes to its rules and requirements regarding the provision of transaction receipts. These are aimed at streamlining requirements to bring them up to date with market needs and best practice.
6 January 2020
From April 18, 2020 Visa is updating its rules related to transactions for merchants that offer free trials or introductory offers as part of an ongoing subscription service.
26 June 2020
As your payments partner, we are committed to keeping you up-to-date with industry changes and card brand developments. There are 12 updates and reminders included here.
26 September 2020
Elavon is aware of the impacts to the numerics used in the card brand payments systems and has taken the steps to support the migration to an eight-digit IIN (BIN). Full implementation for all card brands is targeted for April 2022.
24 February 2020
Mastercard is now preventing customers from bypassing the Mastercard Directory Server for 3DS 1.0 transactions before submitting those transactions into authorisation
6 January 2020
Visa and Mastercard are making some changes to the Contactless (CVM) Limit. This is the point at which PIN verification becomes required.
11 March 2020
Read Visa’s dedicated guide to store credentials, to help customers comply with mandatory requirements and take advantage of the benefits of the Stored Credential Transaction framework
24 February 2020
To ensure the continued security of transactions, it will be compulsory to remove Mag-Stripe Mode from all contactless device specifications. Going forward, only EMV mode will be supported
24 February 2020
Visa and Mastercard now require that transactions relating to returned products, cancelled services or price adjustments related to prior purchases are authorised as are debit transactions
11 March 2020
Mastercard has introduced its Debit Mastercard in Spain, Portugal, France and Liechtenstein. Customers can automatically accept these new card ranges if their BIN data is updated regularly
11 March 2020
Visa & Mastercard: Impact of non-compliance with changes to Dynamic Currency Conversion
6 January 2020
This is a reminder to all customers wishing to return tax payments to qualifying consumers that the refund transaction type should not be used for the return of sales tax to cardholders. The refund transaction type can only be used to correct a sale.
20 August 2020
As your payments partner, we are committed to keeping you up to date with industry changes and card-scheme developments. There are 11 updates and reminders included here.
24 February 2020
From 13 June 2020, Visa is set to amend the cashback purchase limits in Switzerland to a minimum of CHF 20 and a maximum of CHF 300. The Mastercard minimum cashback amount remains at CHF 10
24 February 2020
The EU Commission has issued new legislation aimed at vulnerabilities relating to anonymous prepaid products, as the Anti Money-Laundering Directive 5 (AMLD5) comes into effect
6 January 2020
To overcome a shortage of available numbers, starting in April 2022, all card schemes are working towards expanding the available ranges by instigating an 8-digit BIN code across their networks.
24 February 2020
In response to the requirement for Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) as part of PSD2, Visa expects all parties in the ecosystem to deploy EMV 3DS 2.2 no later than 16 October 2020
31 July 2020
Outlined are the pricing changes being introduced by the card brands, Visa, Mastercard and Diners Club.
6 January 2020
Maintaining updated BIN range tables is vital for authorisation routing and fraud detection. Failure to update BIN tables can impact the profitability of your business, as consumers will be unable to make purchases using valid cards.
11 March 2020
From 17 July 2020, Visa is increasing the CVM limit in Poland from 50 zł to 100 zł. From October 2020, Visa will increase the CVM limit in Belgium from €20 to €25
24 February 2020
Make sure you meet consumer expectations by creating a consistent, improved experience at the point of sale (POS) – drive awareness of ‘tap to pay’ and deliver a best-in-class consumer experience
31 January 2020
As your payments partner, we are committed to keeping you up-to-date with industry and card brand developments.
1 December 2020
As your payments partner, we are committed to keeping you up to date with industry changes and card-scheme developments. There are nine updates and reminders included here.
24 February 2020
After the introduction of Strong Customer Authentication (SCA), under PSD2, Visa has introduced new authorisation response codes to help achieve an optimal experience for cardholders
24 February 2020
Visa has stated that customers wanting to perform verification of a card account, prior to any amount being debited, must use the correct identifiers and a zero-amount in those verification requests
22 February 2021
As your payments partner, we are committed to keeping you up to date with industry changes and card-scheme developments. There are nine updates and reminders included here.
24 June 2021
Visa is providing information about common account takeover fraud techniques, along with best practices to mitigate the risk of such fraud.
24 June 2021
As your payments partner, we are committed to keeping you up to date with industry changes and card brand developments. There are 19 updates and reminders included here.
8 December 2021
As your payments partner, we are committed to keeping you up to date with industry changes and card brand developments. There are 12 updates and reminders included here.
29 March 2021
Effective from April 2021, Visa has updated new rules. Read more.
10 September 2021
As your payments partner, we are committed to keeping you up to date with industry changes and card brand developments. There are 11 updates and reminders included here.
26 March 2018
Visa is changing the way it handles disputed transactions (also known as Chargebacks) within the payments industry with effect from 15 April 2018 by introducing the Visa Claims Resolution (VCR) initiative. This aims to improve the efficiency of handling disputes and reduce the number of invalid Chargebacks.