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 is supervised by the Dutch Bank through a permit. Cardgate takes care of your company's payment transactions both at home and abroad.

Some core values ​​that are of paramount importance at Cardgate are security and reliability. The company is 'PCI compliant', which means that they meet the highest security standard that applies to companies that process (payment) data of cardholders. In addition, the company attaches great importance to good and customer-oriented service and a transparent working method.

Cardgate supports the most common ecommerce plugins, such as WordPress, Magento and PrestaShop. The company also offers the option to use their API, so that their software can be linked to any webshop and you can opt for customization. Thanks to its good technical background, Cardgate has a system that is very well put together and is also easy to apply.

The rates charged by Cargate are low. No worries about hidden costs or amounts charged for subscriptions or connecting the software, because Cardgate does not deal with that. Moreover, you only have to pay for transactions that are actually successful.

What payment methods do they have?

Once your customers have placed a reservation, it is so simple that they can pay for it immediately. This underlines the importance of a good payment provider . In addition, a good provider offers several options, so that there is choice for customers. Every customer will have his own preference and it always contributes to the feeling of trust when a customer sees his preference among the options.

At Cardgate you can choose from several payment methods: the well-known options, such as iDEAL and PayPal, but they also offer methods that allow your customers to pay afterwards, such as Klarna and AfterPay. In addition, payment via Credit Card is possible, as well as BitCoin payments. A BitCoin wallet is not necessary for this last option. Cardgate takes care of the conversion and processing of the payment. Compared to the usual payment methods, the costs for BitCoin payments are lower and it makes payments possible from all over the world.

If you have registered with Cardgate, you have direct access to 'my Cardgate'. Within this part of the software you are able to view your finances 24 hours a day and, where desired, handle them. In addition to the extensive statistics overview, you can easily export your financial data, which is great for keeping track of your administration.

Why choose Cardgate as your payment provider?

When you think of a payment provider, Cardgate may not be the first thing that comes to mind. Although Cardgate is a popular payment provider, there are providers with slightly greater brand recognition. This has to do, among other things, with the fact that they are actually larger. Cardgate is a more small-scale payment provider. What makes it a good choice if you are looking for a payment provider?

• First of all, their small scale has the advantage that they are very customer and therefore service-oriented. This is evident from the open and honest communication they use in all contact with you as a customer, but also from the fact that they are always prepared to go the extra mile to offer you tailor-made services.
• In addition to the point mentioned above, the accessible application together with the great ease of use is also a reason to choose Cardgate. Technical knowledge is not necessarily required and you can always count on the necessary support.
• Another good reason to choose Cardgate as a payment provider for your company is the fact that Cardgate offers various payment methods. This includes not only the previously mentioned methods, but also foreign platforms that are less conventional, such as EPS, Bancontact and Dankort. Certainly, if your company uses foreign transactions, this is essential.
• Moreover, Cardgate offers an additional option when it comes to choosing payment methods. For example, they have set up a handy tool that can provide you with targeted advice regarding specific payment options that are tailored to your intended audience and per country. This way you will quickly know which payment solutions are the best choice for your webshop, without having to fully delve into this yourself.
• Since Cardgate payments are carried out by the Derdengelden Foundation of the parent company Curo Payments, you can always count on security and safety.

Link between i-Reserve and CardGate

Do you want to streamline the reservation and payment process for your customers? Cardgate allows customers to pay with the payment method of their choice. And when you link your i-Reserve reservation system to Cardgate, you have all your reservations and payments clearly organized in one system. You must enter some settings in i-Reserve once so that Cardgate can provide feedback to the reservation system (and vice versa). Paid reservations are processed directly in i-Reserve . All you need is a Cardgate account and the i-Reserve Online Payment module activated. Try the i-Reserve reservation system for 30 days and start processing payments via Cardgate!