(Register here.)    

No, sorry. In some cases those in Canada can use NiftyPay as long as the CCMA processing network is First Data - Canada    

Your order pages can reside wherever you'd like, giving you complete control. You simply "post" your order form to NiftyPay's secure server. After your customers place orders, NiftyPay redirects them to the URL of your choice. (The URL can also be a Perl/CGI, ASP, or PHP script.)    

Please see this FAQ concerning required and non-required fields.    

NiftyPay: Funds are deposited into your bank account according to your agreement with your merchant credit card processor (generally within 48-72 hours).

ACH / EFT: Funds are electronically transferred into your bank account.    

For NiftyPay:
Information as listed on the customer's credit card statement, including name, address, phone number, credit card number, and expiration date.

For ACH / EFT:
Information shown on one of the customer's checks, including name, address, phone number, and the routing number on the bottom of the check.

In all cases, the customer is also asked for an email address.    

With each order, an email notification is sent to the customer with complete order details. The transaction then appears on the customer's monthly credit card or checking account statement.    

The original gateway powering NiftyPay was launched in 1994. NiftyPay, an extension brand, was launched in 2005.    

NiftyPay's security standards are unsurpassed. Since account information is never transmitted unencrypted or stored on the Internet, there is no danger of interception. Account information is never sent via email.    

NiftyPay's services are not limited to Internet transactions. As long as you have an Internet connection, we can also process transactions you receive via phone, fax, or in person.    

Yes. You will also need to pay the normal setup charge for NiftyPay Pro. The plus side is that your existing NiftyPlay merchant and ACH/EFT accounts can be used with the new upgraded account. Your annual fee and per transaction fees charged for the NiftyPlay service will be discontinued upon upgrading. To request an upgrade, use our Contact Us Form to initiate the request.    

Depends. Billing is normally done within the first 3 weeks after the close of the previous month. If you have 5 or less transactions during a month, we will not bill you and absorb that expense for you and count it covered by your $29 annual maintenance fee.

If billing is under $10.00 for a particular month plus any previous months, we may defer billing until a later time, and at our choice. If we do not bill your account for a particular month, it may mean we have deferred billing and will add it to future billings.

To request a an overview of your transactions for a previous month or range of months, please contact us at Contact Us Form to initiate the request.    

1. Register with NiftyPay.
2. Obtain a credit card merchant account (can be done at NiftyPay registration, if needed).

Once you have completed the CCMA application and have been approved by the bank, we can set you up with an NiftyPay or NiftyPlay account within one business day.    

No. Any merchant account will work, provided that it utilizes one of the main processing networks (see the list on our CCMA page).

If you don't have a merchant account, we can help you obtain one at the time of registration or shortly afterwards.    

Use our Contact Form and select "NiftyPay - New CCMA-Merchant Account Needed" and submit the form with the rest of the information filled in. We will then contact you via email for more information in order to begin the application process.    

No. NiftyPay eliminates your need to lease or buy credit card processing hardware or software.    

All of the major credit card processors will accept transactions that do not pass AVS. The fact that processors do not reject non-AVS transactions is a great concern of ours.

Because of this, NiftyPay's partner introduced one of the first AVS systems for the Internet. This system allows us to disallow transactions that are allowed through the processor without passing AVS, a setting each merchant makes within their merchant control panel. If you select not to accept non-AVS transactions and a non-AVS transaction is allowed through by your processor platform, NiftyPay's system will not allow the transaction to be processed and will issue an error message to the customer.    

Yes. NiftyPay is a fully-functional Point-of-Sale (POS) service. Merchants can post credits (full or partial) to customers' cards. This function is performed on the secure server in a password-protected environment, the online merchant control panel.    

Yes. This can be done in real-time in a secure, password-protected environment, the online merchant control panel.    

1. Register with NiftyPay.
2. Set up an account with an ACH / EFT provider.

Then, when your customer chooses to pay from a bank account, they simply provide their account information in an online order form. This information is relayed securely to the ACH / EFT processor for approval. Once approved, the secure server sends both you and your customer a copy of the order via e-mail. Funds are electronically transferred from your customer's bank account into your own.    

No.    

If your customer provides invalid account information or doesn't have sufficient funds to cover an order, their EFT transaction will be declined by the EFT processor. Transactions will only be submitted to your bank after they have been screened/processed by the ACH / EFT provider. This alleviates the risk of bank-assessed returned-item fees.    

Yes, for more information see our Security Info.