What is an online payment gateway?
An online payment gateway is the technology that securely transmits credit card data from your website to the card networks and your merchant account. Easy Pay Direct's gateway tokenizes card data, handles 3DS authentication, supports recurring billing, and connects to 500+ shopping carts, CRMs, and billing tools out of the box.
How is Easy Pay Direct different from Stripe or Square?
Stripe, Square, and similar providers are payment facilitators (PayFacs) that pool many merchants under a single PayFac account. Easy Pay Direct provides a dedicated merchant account in your business name with real underwriting upfront. This means more stable processing, fewer surprise holds, and pricing you can actually verify against your statement.
How long does it take to get approved?
Most clean files are approved within 1 to 4 business days. Your Certified Payment Specialist will tell you upfront what documents are needed, and the $99 setup fee is waived if those documents are submitted within 24 hours of starting your application.
What does the gateway cost?
Online card payments are 2.69% + $0.36 per transaction. Swiped is 1.59% + $0.19. ACH and eCheck is 1% + $0.29. Setup is $99 (waivable). Monthly fee is typically $25. Custom pricing is available for high-volume businesses. See the full rates page for details.
Does the gateway support recurring billing and subscriptions?
Yes. Easy Pay Direct's gateway includes native recurring billing with automated retries, dunning workflows, decline recovery, and account updater services. See recurring billing for the full feature breakdown.
Which shopping carts and CRMs does the gateway integrate with?
500+ integrations, including WooCommerce, Shopify, BigCommerce, Infusionsoft / Keap, HubSpot, ClickFunnels, Kajabi, Ontraport, and dozens more. See the full integrations directory.
Is the gateway PCI compliant?
Yes. The gateway tokenizes card data at the point of entry, so card numbers never touch your servers. PCI compliance support and tools are included with every Easy Pay Direct account.
Can high-risk businesses use the Easy Pay Direct gateway?
Yes. Unlike PayFacs that auto-restrict entire verticals, Easy Pay Direct underwrites high-risk businesses individually and places them with banks that support their model. Categories supported include CBD, nutraceuticals, continuity / subscription, firearms, tobacco, kratom, adult, credit repair, and many more.
Do I need a separate merchant account, or is the gateway all I need?
You need both. Easy Pay Direct provides both: a dedicated ecommerce merchant account in your business name plus the payment gateway that connects it to your website. You apply once and get the full stack, account, gateway, and integrations.
Apply on this page or talk to a specialist. Provide basic business information and a specialist will follow up within one business day with next steps and a quote.