Project Details
- Name:Virtual Terminal Payments
- Category:Business Services
- Author:John Grady
- Client:David Chen
- Location:Florida
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Virtual Terminal Payments
Accepting payments over the phone, mail or typed in on your laptop is easy with our virtual terminal merchant accounts. No equipment needed. Just log in to your virtual terminal, and type in the customer’s credit card.
Merchants who opt to conduct the majority of business online or over the phone may require an online payment virtual terminal to process payments. A virtual terminal is necessary for ecommerce websites to process credit card payments, ACH payments, Check 21 payments or e-checks and most businesses can make use of a virtual terminal when they need to accept payments face to face, over the phone, or by fax.
What Types of Businesses Can Benefit from a Virtual Terminal
Home-based businesses are one of the primary industries that can benefit from using a virtual terminal. Specifically, multi-level marketing companies, which can provide their salespeople with virtual terminal access in order to allow them to accept payments in a number of ways. Other businesses that can benefit from the use of a virtual terminal are small companies that conduct their sales at events such as farmer’s markets and trade shows, as well as companies that promote their products or services via infomercial or telemarketing.
- Card-Not-Present Transactions
- No Hardware Required, Low cost
- Faster Onboarding, Seamless Integration
What Is Virtual Terminal Payment Processing?
A virtual terminal is essentially a secure web-based application that lets you manually enter payment information to process transactions—no hardware needed. You log in via your browser, type in the customer’s card info, and the payment goes through—just like an online checkout, but on your end.
It’s especially useful for card-not-present transactions, like phone, email, or remote billing. Ideal for small businesses, service providers, consultants, or anyone operating without a brick-and-mortar setup.
