Cardgate and the i-Reserve Reservation System

Who is Cardgate?

Cardgate is a Dutch Collecting Payment Service Provider (CPSP), founded in 2006. They are a partner of Curo Payments: a company that operates under a licence supervised by De Nederlandsche Bank. Cardgate takes care of the payment transactions for your business, both domestically and internationally.

Some of the core values held in high regard at Cardgate are security and reliability. The company is PCI compliant, meaning it meets the highest security standard applicable to businesses that process (payment) data from cardholders. In addition, the company places great importance on excellent, customer-focused service and a transparent way of working.

Cardgate supports the most widely used e-commerce plugins, such as WordPress, Magento and PrestaShop. The company also offers the option to use their API, which means their software can be integrated with any webshop, allowing you to opt for a tailor-made solution. Thanks to a strong technical background, Cardgate has built a system that is both highly robust and straightforward to use.

The rates charged by Cardgate are low. There is no need to worry about hidden costs or fees for subscriptions or connecting the software, as Cardgate does not operate that way. Furthermore, you only pay for transactions that are genuinely successful.

Which payment methods do they offer?

Once your customers have made a reservation, it is highly convenient for them to be able to settle it immediately. This underlines the importance of a good payment provider. A good provider also offers multiple options, giving customers a choice. Every customer will have their own preference, and it always contributes to a sense of trust when a customer sees their preferred method listed among the available options.

With Cardgate, you can choose from several payment methods: the well-known options such as iDEAL and PayPal, as well as methods that allow your customers to pay after delivery, such as Klarna and AfterPay. Payment by credit card is also possible, as are Bitcoin payments. A Bitcoin wallet is not required for this last option. Cardgate handles the conversion and processing of the payment. Compared to conventional payment methods, the fees for Bitcoin payments are actually lower, and it enables payments from anywhere in the world.

Once you have registered with Cardgate, you have immediate access to 'My Cardgate'. Within this section of the software, you are able to view and, where desired, manage your finances 24 hours a day. In addition to the comprehensive statistics overview, you can easily export your financial data, which is particularly convenient for keeping your accounts in order.

Why choose Cardgate as your payment provider?

When thinking of a payment provider, Cardgate may not be the first name that comes to mind. Although Cardgate is a popular payment provider, there are providers with slightly greater brand recognition. This is partly due to the fact that those providers are genuinely larger organisations. Cardgate is a more small-scale payment provider. So what makes it a good choice when you are looking for a payment provider?

• First and foremost, its smaller scale brings the advantage of being highly customer-focused and, by extension, service-oriented. This is evident from the open and honest communication they maintain in all contact with you as a client, as well as from their willingness to always go the extra mile to offer you a tailored service.
• In addition to the above, the low barrier to entry combined with great ease of use is another reason to choose Cardgate. Technical knowledge is not strictly required, and you can always count on the necessary support.
• Another compelling reason to choose Cardgate as the payment provider for your business is the fact that Cardgate offers a diverse range of payment methods. These include not only the methods mentioned earlier, but also international platforms that are less conventional, such as EPS, Bancontact and Dankort. This is particularly essential when your business handles international transactions.
• Moreover, Cardgate offers an additional option when it comes to selecting payment methods. They have a handy tool that can provide you with targeted advice regarding specific payment options tailored to your intended audience, broken down by country. This means you can quickly identify which payment solutions are the best fit for your webshop, without having to research it all yourself.
• Since Cardgate payments are processed by the Stichting Derdengelden of its parent company Curo Payments, you can always count on certainty and security.

Integration between i-Reserve and Cardgate

Would you like to streamline the reservation and payment process for your customers? With Cardgate, customers can pay using the payment method of their choice. And when you connect your i-Reserve reservation system to Cardgate, all your reservations and payments are neatly managed in one system. You only need to enter a few settings in i-Reserve once, so that Cardgate can send feedback to the reservation system (and vice versa). This means paid reservations are processed directly in i-Reserve. All you need is a Cardgate account and the i-Reserve Online Payments module activated. Try the i-Reserve reservation system for 30 days and start processing payments via Cardgate!