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Cardsave Developers

The Cardsave Payment Gateway offers a secure, reliable platform for merchants to take payments online. This site gives access to code for various languages, API documentation, online technical help and much more.

CardSave is authorised by a number of banks to offer competitive acquiring rates under a Buy Group type relationship. We group many merchants volume together allowing individual Merchants to qualify for rates they would not be able to achieve on their own.

The Cardsave solution has a comprehensive Merchant Management System that includes a virtual terminal and transaction reporting. The merchant management system shows off functionality available through the API, with features like recurring billing, scheduled transactions and pay-by-link.

Integration types

There are four ways to integrate the Cardsave payment gateway into a website. Comparison table is below.




Direct/Integrated


This provides the most flexible approach to communicating with the gateway. Card details are taken within the website providing a superior user experience for the customer. An SSL is required.


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Redirect/Hosted


The customer is redirected to the CardSave secure server in order for the payment to be taken. The server post back method requires no SSL. Security for websites on shared servers is less of an issue.


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Transparent Redirect


To the customer, payment on the website is no different to the direct/integrated solution. The transparent redirect offers a solution that is halfway between the direct and the hosted payment forms. An SSL is still required.

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Pay-By-Link


Pay-By-Link is a payment method within the Merchant Management System. The link generated can be used for other applications within a website for applications like a simple donation page or taking a single payment.

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Comparing Integration Methods

 

Direct

Redirect

Transparent Redirect

Pay-By-Link
         

Merchant Management System

Instant Test Account for Developers

 

 

 

 

 

Programming and Development

 

 

 

 

Extensive API Documentation

n/a

Fully Working Example Code Available in Various Languages

n/a

Full Access to the Gateway through the API

Ability to Code - Subscription Based Payment System

Ability to Code - Payment Cancellations

Ability to Code – Take Pre-auth Payments

Ability to Code - Authorise Pre-auth Transactions

Full control of Skinning of the Payment Page

Skin the Hosted Payment Page

n/a

n/a

Simple Link - Single Item Payment Page Link

Simple Link - Donation Button Payment Page Link

Mail Request for Payment

 

 

 

 

 

Security Features

 

 

 

 

3D Secure Enabled

Restricted Outward Communication through TCP Port 4430

n/a

n/a

n/a

SSL Required

n/a

n/a

Gateway Fall Over Architecture