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Kintera Sphere Transaction Processing

Kintera Payment Services offers a broad spectrum of payment options for real-time, secure transaction processing for the nonprofit industry. Payment Services are provided on a Web-based system that can be conveniently accessed anytime, from anywhere. Kintera provides a turnkey solution for your organization’s online transaction processing needs, accommodating virtually all forms of online payments and requiring minimal configuration.

All of these services integrate seamlessly with Kintera Sphere products and services such as registration fees, donations, memberships, memorial and tribute gifts, and online store purchases, as well as Sphere websites and email communications. Kintera features automated onscreen and email confirmations. Kintera is a trusted provider of transaction processing to many of the world’s largest nonprofits.

Integrated and Turnkey Solution

  • Complete Solution – Kintera provides fully integrated payment services requiring no merchant account set-up or other configurations.
  • Scaleable – Kintera’s robust network can reliably handle high volume transactions as demonstrated during unplanned events such as the Asian Tsunami and U.S. hurricane disasters.
  • Global Currencies – Kintera Sphere supports 14 global currencies.
  • Multiple Transaction Processing Types – Credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover [US], Switch/Solo [UK], Delta [UK] and JCB), PayPal (Kintera Merchant Account Only), Online Checks/ACH (US), Payroll Deduction and Kintera GivingFund (donor advised funds). Single and recurring donation options supported.
  • Transaction Identifiers – Ability to customize descriptors so that your organization's descriptor appears on donors' credit card statements for their donation transactions.
  • Customer Support – Kintera’s support staff is available 24/7 for complete resolution for any processing questions.

Reports & Administration

  • Reduce Overhead – End-to-end processing with the lowest processing rates in the industry and with services available immediately.
  • Simplify Administration – On-demand extensive accounting and analytic capabilities are available through the bookkeeping and reporting functions.
  • Multi-Tiered Accounts – Maintain a master account with several tiered sub-accounts supported by roll-up reporting for national and chapter level organizations.
  • Real-time Reporting – Instant online access to your transaction activities. Reports are available as soon as transactions are processed.

Secure & Reliable Transaction Tools

  • Security Compliance – Kintera is certified as a merchant processor by PCI, the industry standard for credit card processing.
  • Highly Secure Infrastructure – Supported by redundant firewalls, authentication services and an encrypted SQL database unreachable by any public IP address.
  • Audits – Kintera has completed full information security audits by third party companies.
  • Internal Security – Kintera is insured against credit card misuse.
  • Installment and Recurring Payments – Set up secure, recurring or installment payments on a weekly, monthly, quarterly, or annual basis to help you generate more transactions, project your revenue and increase your donor or member retention. Kintera also provides the ability to reverse payments.