Westpac

Westpac began trading in 1817 as the Bank of New South Wales in Sydney. The name was changed to Westpac in 1982. Westpac have branches throughout Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific region.

For online merchants, Westpac provides an online payment gateway facility called Web Advantage which provides a simple and cost efficient payment solution to enable your business to accept your customers’ payments online.

The key features of Westpac’s payment gateway system are its simple to integrate payment solution, without the need for additional equipment. There is the ability to customise the look and feel of your website, or alternatively you can use Westpac branded pages. You can process single mail or telephone order payments if necessary. The facility exists for 24 hour credit card payment processing and real time credit and charge card authorisation.

You can schedule recurring payments, make refunds and reversals and enjoy the benefits of full reporting and reconciliation of all transactions.

Security is covered by 128 bit SSL encryption for protecting sensitive information which complies with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards.

Westpac provides business support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and technical support Monday to Friday between 8am and 8pm AEST.

Fees and costs are not published as standard as each merchant is treated on an individual basis. Therefore you will need to contact Westpac Merchant Business Solutions directly for an individual quotation based on your business model and transaction throughput.

• Payments Accepted: All major credit cards and charge cards
• Currency: Australian Dollars
• Merchant Region Serviced: Australia
• Entities Accepted: Individuals/Businesses.