Add a Merchant Account

To process your credit card transactions, you must set up a merchant account with a payment processor or gateway. When you set up a merchant account, you receive information, such as login credentials, fraud protection, and supported currency and credit card types, from the payment processor. After you set up your merchant account, you can add the account to the program and configure your account with this information.

Note: To help you comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), the program uses the Blackbaud Payment Service to securely store your merchant account information and interface with your payment process to authorize credit card transactions. For information about how to enter or edit the login credentials used to connect to the Blackbaud Payment Service, refer to Edit Blackbaud Payment Service Login.