Merchant Services General Information

Payment Acceptance Quick Guide - Important information regarding accepting payments or charging fees.​​​

Payment Acceptance Quick Guide

PROCEDURES FOR SETTING UP A MERCHANT SITE

Accepting Payments with a Terminal

• Short-Term/Tem​porary Basis​ - Accepting payments for goods or services for a few weeks or months (Ex. conference, seminar, event, etc.)

• Ongoing/Permanent Basis​ - Accepting payments for goods or services that you will be providing indefinitely or longer than 1 year.

Accepting Payments Online using CMU's Online Credit Card Acceptance Vendor

• Online P​ay​m​ents​​ - Accepting Payments ONLINE for goods or services for a few weeks/months (Ex. conference, seminar, event, etc.) or on an ongoing basis.

CREDIT CARD SITES

The following sites provide helpful information on fraud protection, data security, chargeback information and operating regulations and rules.

• Mastercard

• VISA

• New Merchant Site Request For​m