Payment system is a way a customer pays for provided services: credit cards, bank accounts, direct debit, check / cash, and the like. Payment method is an entity of payment system (credit card, bank account). Payment gateway is an organization responsible for processing payments and checking provided information authenticity.
Billing uses associations between payment system and payment gateway to define payment gateways allowed to process payments of the particular payment system. Billing is delivered with a pre-configured set of payment systems, payment gateways, and associations. You cannot add or remove payment systems or payment gateways, you can only manage associations. You can use own merchant account or operate through the provider's account (if allowed). These two instances imply different sales schemes and result different reseller billing. For schemes on delegated plans resale, refer to Services Resale Schemes section further in this guide.
This chapter covers:
- Services resale schemes
- Forming associations between payment system and payment gateway
- Configuring associations to use own or the provider's payment gateway account
Note: payment gateways configuration is beyond the scope of this guide. For throughout information on configuring them, refer to the CloudBlue Commerce Billing Provider's Guide.