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Republic EPay
Republic EPay is Republic Bank’s E-Commerce Solution. Now, companies of all sizes can benefit from receiving payments digitally, even without a website! Businesses can now easily expand their customer reach without geographical boundaries.
Our new and improved Republic EPay now delivers the following value features:
- Ability to receive online credit card payments even without having a website
- A simplified on-boarding process, with complete setup in as little as four (4) working days
- A digital platform suitable for ALL business sizes
- Affordable tiered packages with low monthly payments
- Convenient online payments, which reduces person to person contact
- Fraud management services with 3D Secure merchant status and advanced transaction monitoring
- Dedicated Service Representative for reconciliation and technical assistance
- On the ground training on: e-commerce risks, best practices, fraud management and reconciliation
- Customised reporting
- Chargeback management to contain potential administrative/fraud related losses
- Reimbursement for all payments within 48hrs
- Integration of Republic EPay processing platform with your existing or proposed website
- Any Visa/MasterCard branded Credit Card
- International Visa Debit Card – currently supported by certain Banks’ cards
Key Benefits of Republic EPay are:
- Secure online real-time access from any device anywhere in the world
- Quick and simple registration
- Simplified on-boarding process, setup in as little as 4 business days
- Payment reminders, recurring billing, inventory management
- Simple and easy dashboard that guides you through your daily tasks
- Web Store –modern online store with just a few clicks
- Payment Button
- A digital platform suitable for all business sizes
- Lower overhead costs
Download the Merchant Services Application Form here.
Complete the form and email the scanned copy to rbgdbusinesscentre@rfhl.com or return to the nearest Republic Bank branch. Our dedicated representatives will be in contact with you to complete the application process.
Complete the form and email the scanned copy to rbgdbusinesscentre@rfhl.com or return to the nearest Republic Bank branch. Our dedicated representatives will be in contact with you to complete the application process.
E-Commerce refers to the buying and selling of goods and/or services over an electronic system such as the internet.
E-Commerce offers your business competitive advantages such as:
- 24/7/365 access to your business by customers.
- Access to local, regional and international customers.
- Lower overhead costs.
A payment gateway partner provides all parties with the ability to process transactions in a safe and secure manner aligned with card industry standards. It is for this reason that customers with existing websites and those without a website who simply wish to accept an online payment can be certain that their transactions are being processed in a secured manner.
Republic EPay provides a:
- Robust, safe and secure payment solution powered by a Banking Partner that is the leader in the acquiring and Card Payment space in Trinidad and Tobago.
- Highly customised solutions which caters to large companies/entities who wish to integrate to a website or to Small/Medium Enterprise customers who are simply looking for a solution that offers online credit card acceptance.
- Full digital onboarding solution which can have you accepting online credit and debit card transactions in little as 4 working days.
- Customised package depending on your business size and needs at very competitive prices.
- Bundled offer which supports face to face acceptance as well as online acceptance.
- Combination of tools for enhanced fraud and transaction monitoring.
The fees are:
- The Merchant Credit Card Commission Rate (subject to confirmation upon assessment)
- The payment gateway provider’s processing fees. This will depend on your selected package.
A range of monthly packages are available for both website integration or a simple invoicing and payment button solution. For full details, please email at rbgdbusinesscentre@rfhl.com.
- If you created your website separately, website related issues will be handled between the merchant and the website developer. If you have a website from our tiered packages, website related issues will be handled by Republic Bank.
- Reconciliation issues and issues with the payment gateway/checkout page may be directed to Republic Bank. Please email at rbgdbusinesscentre@rfhl.com.
Once you submit transactions for settlement, your Republic Bank account will be credited within two to three business days.
The payment gateway provides an Online Reconciliation application for the merchant to access. Additionally, Republic Bank will issue a daily email on settlement and charge details.
- Download the Merchant Services Application Form here. Complete the form and email the scanned copy to rbgdbusinesscentre@rfhl.com or return to the nearest Republic Bank branch.
- After successful assessment, you will be required to review and sign the Merchant Agreement.
- Select one of the tiered payment packages or engage the services of a website developer.
- If a web developer is selected, you will then meet with the Bank’s enablers to ensure integration of Republic EPay with your website.
To become operational, it could take as little as 4 business days. For more complex integrations, scoping will be required.
No, we can credit funds to any local Bank through the Automated Clearing House (ACH). If, however you have an account at Republic Bank, payments to that account will be processed in a shorter time period so you can access your funds quicker.
