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There are many different ways for businesses to accept payments, whether through mobile apps, wearables, or payments via a website, including the use of digital wallets. Datacom's payment gateway services give you the opportunity to let your customers make payments to your business however and whenever they choose.
Our services let businesses stay up to date with the latest payment methods without compromising on safety and security. We support that all of your customers can pay in a seamless and frictionless way.
We offer cost-effective payment innovation and reliable processing services to businesses of all sizes. We work seamlessly with our customers and third-party suppliers to deliver payment projects on time and within budget.
Our wholesale, supply chain, and/or retail customers can access multiple payment products from their online applications with one, easy integration. Businesses can reduce the complexity and the compliance burden to bring customer-facing applications online quickly and simply.
Our wholesale, supply chain, and/or retail customers can access multiple payment products from their online applications with one, easy integration. Businesses can reduce the complexity and the compliance burden to bring customer-facing applications online quickly and simply.
With our partners, such as Mastercard, we do the product innovation work that enables our customers to accept and process transactions across eCommerce, mCommerce (mobile commerce, such as mobile transactions), and card-present channels. You can be confident this is carried out using secure, advanced technology toolsets, tailored to meet their exact and expanding business needs.
We operate our dedicated and purpose-built payment systems within our own data centres. It's a highly available, geo-redundant solution. We continue to invest in state-of-the-art security and systems infrastructure. We're fully certified as compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) at the processor level.
Ongoing compliance with the PCI DSS standard is one of our core requirements as a business. It sets the foundation for the products and services available to our merchant customers.
Your data and information are important to us. Here are some ways Datacom keeps your information assets safe:
Datacom also implements security best practices to international standards, resulting in our pay systems and data centres achieving other third-party certifications:
A payment gateway is a secure technology that processes online payments for businesses by verifying customer details and authorising transactions between the customer, the merchant, and their banks.
Key benefits include fast and secure transaction processing, support for multiple payment types, improved customer convenience, reduced fraud risk, easier reconciliation, and integration with accounting and sales systems.
New Zealand businesses can support security by choosing gateways with PCI DSS compliance, data encryption, multi-factor authentication, fraud monitoring, and by keeping systems updated and training staff in secure payment practices.
Common challenges include compatibility with existing systems, managing diverse payment types, data migration, regulatory compliance, and minimising disruption during rollout. Some organisations may need specialist IT support or custom development to achieve desired integration.
Payment gateways help enterprises reduce transaction costs by centralising payments and automating reconciliation, which lowers manual labour and errors while streamlining financial operations. By processing high transaction volumes through a single platform, businesses can negotiate better rates with banks and providers, benefit from volume discounts, and avoid redundant or excessive transaction fees.
Modern gateways also support batch processing, smart routing, and local acquiring, further minimising cross-border charges and operational expenses. Advanced security features and data analytics support compliance and help identify additional cost-saving opportunities, making payment processing more efficient and affordable for large organisations.
Look for strong security standards, support for your preferred payment types, local NZ acquiring for faster settlement, comprehensive developer APIs, easy integration, tailored reporting, fraud prevention, and responsive customer support.
