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eCheck and payment gateway

 

We can set you up with both eCheck and a payment gateway to accept credit card payments.

  • Additional services
  • Monthly gateway: $25
  • Sign up fee: $0
  • eCheck per transaction fee: 0.75%
  • Credit card per transaction fee: 10¢ + daily batch fee 10¢

Benefits of eCheck

  • Reduce processing time and administrative costs 
  • Easily manage recurring payments and bill payments 
  • Faster processing and deposits than traditional checks

How do eChecks work with Authorize.net?

  1. Electronic checks are processed via the ACH (Automated Clearing House) network.
  2. A customer provides their bank account information (bank routing and account number) for processing.
  3. Using the customer’s bank account information, an electronic request is made to charge the customer in the amount of the purchase.
  4. Authorize.net receives the electronic request and stores the transaction in the “batch” with your other transactions for the day.
  5. At the end of each business day, a request is submitted to the customer’s bank through the Automated Clearing House (ACH) to charge that particular customer.
  6. The eCheck system waits for the result of the transaction from the bank. This process usually takes two to three (2-3) business days.
  7. The funds are transferred (via electronic funds transfer, or EFT) from the customer’s bank and deposited into your business bank account.
  8. Your eCheck account balance is updated depending on the results of the transactions.

With Authorize.net you get

Advanced Fraud Detection Suite™

Identify, manage, and prevent suspicious and potentially costly fraudulent card transactions with our Advanced Fraud Detection Suite™ (AFDS).

Automated Recurring Billing™

Automated Recurring Billing™ (ARB) is a convenient and easy-to-use tool for submitting and managing recurring, or subscription-based, transactions.

Simple Checkout

Create "Buy Now" and "Donate" buttons for your website simply by copying/pasting our code. 

Customer Information Manager

Tokenize and store your customers' sensitive payment information on our secure servers, simplifying your PCI DSS compliance and the payments process.

Invoicing

Send an invoice to anyone with an email address. Invoicing is perfect for businesses that need to send simple, no-hassle invoices.

We needed a payment processor. That's why I started with Authorize.net.

Todd Erickson, Furnitureland South, Authorize.net customer

Frequently asked questions

An electronic check works much like a regular check, only instead of using a paper check to provide their bank account, routing number, and payment authorization, customers provide payment information through an eCheck authorization form, allowing you to process the information electronically.

 

Authorize.net’s eCheck payment service allows businesses to accept electronic check payments for goods and services purchased via mail order, telephone order, eCommerce websites, or subscriptions.

The Automated Clearing House (ACH) Network is an electronic system serving than 10,000 financial institutions to facilitate financial transactions in the United States. The ACH Network essentially acts as a financial hub and helps people and organizations move money from one bank account to another. ACH transactions consist of direct deposits and direct payments, including business-to-business (B2B) transactions, government transactions, and consumer transactions.

Start accepting eCheck payments today

Sign up online or call 1-888-323-4289.

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