Standard Merchant Accounts
Payment processing for businesses with straightforward products, predictable transaction activity and traditional sales models.
Payment processing solutions for standard, specialty and MOTO businesses that need a merchant account structured around how they actually accept payments.
Whether customers pay online, in person, on a recurring schedule or over the phone, build your processing setup around your sales model, transaction profile and industry.
Use this simple profile tool to organize your processing requirements before speaking with the Zenith Transact team.
The right merchant-account structure depends on factors such as sales channel, industry, transaction size and recurring billing.
A traditional processing setup may fit businesses with straightforward products and payment activity.
Your payment channel, products, transaction profile and processing history help determine the account structure that fits your operation.
Payment processing for businesses with straightforward products, predictable transaction activity and traditional sales models.
Merchant-account structures for eligible businesses that require additional underwriting because of industry, billing model or transaction characteristics.
Payment processing for eligible businesses accepting mail-order or telephone-order transactions without the customer physically present.
A merchant account forms part of the payment relationship that allows an approved business to accept eligible credit and debit card transactions.
A customer submits payment through an approved in-person, online or remote payment channel.
The payment request moves through the configured gateway, processor and acquiring infrastructure.
Approved transactions are settled according to the merchant account's funding schedule and terms.
Submits payment
Transaction submitted
Merchant account infrastructure
Settlement according to terms
Create a payment environment around the channels, billing patterns and customer journeys that define your business.
Support eligible card-not-present payments across eCommerce and digital checkout environments.
ECOMMERCEProcess eligible credit and debit card transactions through your approved merchant setup.
CARDSSupport approved subscriptions, memberships and repeat-payment relationships.
RECURRINGAccept eligible mail-order and telephone-order payments through an approved remote-payment setup.
REMOTEKeep transaction and settlement activity easier to monitor and reconcile.
VISIBILITYPresent your business model, transaction profile and supporting records clearly during account review.
UNDERWRITINGUnderstanding your payment environment before applying can make it easier to determine which merchant-account structure should be reviewed.
In person, online, by phone, through recurring billing or across several channels?
Physical goods, digital products, professional services or a regulated or specialty product?
Existing processing statements and payment history can help explain your transaction profile.
Subscription and recurring billing models can change processing and underwriting requirements.
Transaction size, disputes, fulfillment and industry considerations may influence account structure.
Account requirements vary by industry. Explore payment solutions built around Zenith Transact's key merchant categories.
Merchant processing for standard and specialty online retailers.
Processing infrastructure for eligible gaming business models.
Merchant accounts for medical spas and aesthetic clinics.
Payment solutions for medical practices and digital-health businesses.
Processing solutions for eligible pharmacy and compounding businesses.
Processing for telehealth platforms and virtual clinics.
Merchant processing can connect with your eCommerce, CRM, billing and operational workflows depending on the systems and payment infrastructure being used.
Connect online checkout with approved merchant processing.
Coordinate eligible payment workflows with customer-management systems.
Connect subscriptions and repeat billing when supported.
Maintain visibility into payment and settlement activity.
Give underwriting a clear picture of your business, sales model, expected processing activity and payment channels.
Provide company, ownership, banking and processing information.
Your business model, payment profile and supporting records are evaluated.
Configure approved payment channels, gateway and processing settings.
Begin accepting eligible transactions after approval and configuration.
Complete documentation helps explain who you are, what you sell, how customers pay and what your expected processing activity looks like.
Discuss Your ApplicationLearn more about standard, specialty and MOTO merchant accounts, underwriting and payment processing.
Ask Our TeamA merchant account forms part of the relationship between a business, its processor and acquiring infrastructure that enables approved credit and debit card acceptance.
Standard merchant accounts generally fit businesses with straightforward sales models, traditional products and predictable processing activity.
Specialty accounts are structured for eligible businesses that require additional underwriting because of their industry, transaction model or processing characteristics.
MOTO means mail order and telephone order. It describes payments accepted without the customer or physical card being present at the merchant location.
Factors can include your industry, products or services, transaction volume, average ticket, sales channels, recurring billing and previous processing history.
Depending on the approved setup, a business may use more than one payment channel such as eCommerce, card-present, MOTO or recurring billing.
Requirements vary, but businesses may be asked for company documents, ownership information, banking details, website information, processing statements and information about expected transactions.
Whether you need standard processing, specialty underwriting, MOTO payments or a combination of payment channels, talk to Zenith Transact about your merchant setup.