Merchant Account Provider

Merchant Accounts Built Around Your Business.

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.

Standard Accounts Everyday payment processing
Specialty Accounts Complex merchant models
MOTO Processing Phone and mail payments
Account availability, pricing, reserves, processing limits and settlement terms depend on underwriting and the approved merchant profile.
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MERCHANT OVERVIEW

Payment Activity

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MONTHLY VOLUME $50,000 Illustrative
CHANNEL Multi Online + remote
ACCOUNT Active Processing ready
PAYMENT VOLUME 30-Day Processing
This Month
ONLINE eCommerce
Active
REMOTE MOTO
Ready
PAYMENT CHANNEL Cards Enabled
MERCHANT ACCOUNT Settlement Connected
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Standard Traditional merchant processing
02
Specialty Complex business models
03
MOTO Mail and telephone orders
04
Recurring Subscription payment models

Start With How Your Business Accepts Payments.

Use this simple profile tool to organize your processing requirements before speaking with the Zenith Transact team.

MERCHANT PROFILE

Tell Us How You Process

The right merchant-account structure depends on factors such as sales channel, industry, transaction size and recurring billing.

PROCESSING PROFILE Estimate
MONTHLY VOLUME $50,000
AVG. TRANSACTION $100
EST. TRANSACTIONS 500
NEXT STEP Review With Underwriting
This tool provides a general illustration only. Final account classification and terms depend on underwriting.

The Right Account For The Way You Sell.

Your payment channel, products, transaction profile and processing history help determine the account structure that fits your operation.

What A Merchant Account Does Behind The Checkout.

A merchant account forms part of the payment relationship that allows an approved business to accept eligible credit and debit card transactions.

01

Customer Pays

A customer submits payment through an approved in-person, online or remote payment channel.

02

Transaction Processes

The payment request moves through the configured gateway, processor and acquiring infrastructure.

03

Merchant Settlement

Approved transactions are settled according to the merchant account's funding schedule and terms.

PAYMENT FLOW From Customer To Merchant
Connected
STEP 01 Customer

Submits payment

Start
STEP 02 Payment Processing

Transaction submitted

Process
STEP 03 Acquiring Relationship

Merchant account infrastructure

Route
STEP 04 Merchant

Settlement according to terms

Complete
MERCHANT ACCOUNT CAPABILITIES

Build Processing Around Every Payment Channel.

Create a payment environment around the channels, billing patterns and customer journeys that define your business.

01

Online Payments

Support eligible card-not-present payments across eCommerce and digital checkout environments.

ECOMMERCE
02

Card Acceptance

Process eligible credit and debit card transactions through your approved merchant setup.

CARDS
03

Recurring Billing

Support approved subscriptions, memberships and repeat-payment relationships.

RECURRING
04

MOTO Payments

Accept eligible mail-order and telephone-order payments through an approved remote-payment setup.

REMOTE
05

Reporting

Keep transaction and settlement activity easier to monitor and reconcile.

VISIBILITY
06

Structured Underwriting

Present your business model, transaction profile and supporting records clearly during account review.

UNDERWRITING

Five Questions That Shape Your Processing Setup.

Understanding your payment environment before applying can make it easier to determine which merchant-account structure should be reviewed.

01

How Do Customers Pay?

In person, online, by phone, through recurring billing or across several channels?

02

What Do You Sell?

Physical goods, digital products, professional services or a regulated or specialty product?

03

What Is Your History?

Existing processing statements and payment history can help explain your transaction profile.

04

Do You Bill Repeatedly?

Subscription and recurring billing models can change processing and underwriting requirements.

05

What Is Your Risk Profile?

Transaction size, disputes, fulfillment and industry considerations may influence account structure.

CONNECTED PAYMENT INFRASTRUCTURE

Build Around Your Existing Business Stack.

Merchant processing can connect with your eCommerce, CRM, billing and operational workflows depending on the systems and payment infrastructure being used.

01
SELL

eCommerce

Connect online checkout with approved merchant processing.

02
CONNECT

CRM

Coordinate eligible payment workflows with customer-management systems.

03
BILL

Recurring Payments

Connect subscriptions and repeat billing when supported.

04
TRACK

Reporting

Maintain visibility into payment and settlement activity.

From Application To Payment Processing.

Give underwriting a clear picture of your business, sales model, expected processing activity and payment channels.

01
APPLICATION

Share Your Business

Provide company, ownership, banking and processing information.

02
REVIEW

Underwriting

Your business model, payment profile and supporting records are evaluated.

03
CONFIGURATION

Build Your Setup

Configure approved payment channels, gateway and processing settings.

04
GO LIVE

Start Processing

Begin accepting eligible transactions after approval and configuration.

Give Underwriting A Complete Picture.

Complete documentation helps explain who you are, what you sell, how customers pay and what your expected processing activity looks like.

Discuss Your Application
MERCHANT APPLICATION Application Readiness
8 ITEMS
Business Documents Company registration details
Owner Information Principal details
Banking Information Settlement account details
Website & Policies Customer-facing information
Processing History Statements when available
Expected Volume Monthly processing profile
Average Ticket Typical transaction value
Sales Model Online, retail, MOTO or recurring

Common Merchant Account Questions.

Learn more about standard, specialty and MOTO merchant accounts, underwriting and payment processing.

Ask Our Team

A 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.

READY TO BUILD YOUR MERCHANT ACCOUNT?

Start With A Payment Setup Built Around Your Business.

Whether you need standard processing, specialty underwriting, MOTO payments or a combination of payment channels, talk to Zenith Transact about your merchant setup.

Get Started Contact Us Account approval and terms subject to underwriting.