US merchant activation guide

Bank Requirements

• DPS customers need to arrange an electronic merchant facility with one of the acquiring banks that DPS has connectivity to. For more information on the banks that are presently supported, please visit the connectivity page.
• Supported card types are Visa, MasterCard, and Discovery.
• Customers will need to request a "Tear Sheet" this will include all the information that DPS needs to get the connection set up.
• To accept American Express, JCB or Diners, please speak with your bank. To facilitate the settlement of funds between Payment Express® and your bank, you will need to provide DPS with the following details:

Bank / acquirer	Bank number	Terminal number	Merchant Category Code
Bank of the West
Costco
Diners
First Horizon National
Key
Regents
Regents Bank
UMB Bank
Union Bank of California
Wachovia
Whitney Bank
U.S. Bank
American Express

Note -If you are selling airline tickets you will also need to provide DPS with your merchant number, card acceptor city and MCC (Merchant Category Code)

Preauthorization / Completion

Preauthorization / completion is a two stage transactional process which involves validating a credit card in its first phase before completing the transaction. To facilitate this type of transaction, preauthorization / completion must be enabled at your bank. 1.2

AVS (Address Verification System)

U.S. Bank supports AVS. If you would like to be enabled for AVS, request this functionality from the acquirer.

Acquirer Contacts

Please contact the DPS team via email info@paymentexpress.com or by phone +64 9 309 4693 if you have any questions.