Designed for small and start-up businesses and for any business that wants to be able to accept payments in a range of currencies, the WorldDirect package provides both the internet merchant account needed to trade online and WorldPay's payment processing service.

If you are getting, or already have, an internet merchant account with your bank, you can still get the benefits of WorldPay's payment processing service.

Features and Benefits

• Multiple currencies supported
• Get your business trading on the internet - in as little as 7-10 days
• Payments are processed through WorldPay's secure payment processing
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• Processes a wide range of credit and debit cards including Visa, MasterCard, Switch, American Express, JCB, Diners, Laser and Electron
• Secure trading with advanced anti-fraud technologies
• Deferred processing: payments can be processed immediately (automatically routed to the appropriate bank for authorisation) or deferred (you review your customers' orders and payment details before they are processed)*
• Settlement periods vary according to agreements with WorldPay
• Online management facilities to manage payment transactions and customise the service
• Multiple languages supported
• Around the clock support, 365 days a year
• Increase sales by providing your customers greater choice over how they pay
• Broaden the geographical markets open to your business by supporting most global currencies and all languages
• Increase sales by helping you deter fraud
• Easy to manage because it combines internet merchant account and payment processing charges
• Support service enables you to concentrate on your business