Select an International Agent

International based Businesses

You will soon be able to select an Agent for your International Merchant Account by Country. For a U.S. based solution read below and then follow the link at the bottom of the page to First Atlantic Commerce for their Global E-Commerce Solutions.

U.S based Businesses CLICK HERE!

Visa and/or MasterCard rules require that a PremiumCHAT BSP™ (Business Service Provider) who desires to obtain an ‘Online Merchant Account’ to accept Visa and/or MasterCard for their Services online must adhere to the identical rule-set on a country-by-country basis.

(1) The online business must have a URL (domain name) from the country of origin and the same country in which the business entity operates.

(2) The business must have a physical presence in the operating country of origin and be licensed as required under local law.

(3) The business must have a checking account in the operating country of origin.

(4) The business must deal with an ISO or Bank in the country of origin and that entity must have a relationship with Visa and/or MasterCard.

Cardservice International® offers an international business merchant program for merchants who want to do business in the United States with U.S. cardholders, accept keyed transactions and offer products via mail order/telephone order (MOTO) and the Internet. These businesses must have a U.S. bank account and a U.S. address.

In addition, Cardservice International, in partnership with First Atlantic Commerce, offers cGateWorld, our exclusive multicurrency e-commerce solution to U.S.-based and European merchants that want to grow their online businesses.

Cardservice International and First Atlantic Commerce provide merchants that expand into the global arena with international e-commerce solutions for multicurrency pricing and split-jurisdictional payment settlement. This allows customers and merchants to transact business in their currency choice. In addition, split-jurisdictional settlement enables U.S. merchants to settle domestic credit transactions in the United States but have payments with universally accepted cards, such as MasterCard or Visa, settled to an offshore jurisdiction.

There are numerous benefits to a global, multicurrency solution, which cGateWorld provides:

Merchants can enter new markets with a turnkey multicurrency solution.

Merchants can expand their e-commerce solutions with seamless transaction processing in international markets.

Many merchants—including those based in the U.S.—want to process in multiple currencies.

For more information about multicurrency payment solutions, click here.

Cardservice International is a registered service provider for the following FDIC-insured banks: First Financial Bank, Atlanta, GA; Humboldt Bank, Eureka, CA; Redding Bank of Commerce, Redding, CA; Tehama Bank, Red Bluff, CA. Debit sponsor: Carrollton Bank, Baltimore, MD. American Express and Discover require separate approval.