Protx provides secure online credit card and debit card payment solutions for thousands of online and mail order businesses across the UK. Store2Go.net is proudly to offer Protx's VSP Form to process transactions at your ecommerce store. VSP Form is one of Protx most popular and secure online transaction solution with 128 bits encryted data transmission run from shopping carts to Protx server. Simply follow the following steps to accepting Protx VSP Form today!

Step 1: Get a Merchant Account from your bank

In order to be able to take payments online you must have an Internet Merchant Number from one of the following acquiring banks:

• Natwest Streamlines - www.streamlines.com
• HSBC Card Processing - www.hsbc.co.uk
• Lloyds TSB Cardnet - www.lloydstsbcardnet.com
• Bank of Scotland - www.bankofscotland.co.uk
• Barclays Merchant Services - /www.barclaycardbusiness.co.uk
• Alliance and Leicester - www.alliance-leicestercommercialbank.co.uk
• American Express
• Diners Club
• JCB (Japan Credit Bureau)

When Protx capture credit card details from your buyers, the information will then be forwarded to the bank for verification and authorisation, using your Internet Merchant Number as a unique identifier.

Step 2: Apply for Protx VSP Form

Apply your Protx account at Protx Online Application Form:

1. Click the "Small Business Service" link to begin your application.
2. Create new account by entering relevant information about your business.
3. Select "Custom Integration" for Shopping Cart Software.
4. Select "Linux" and "PHP" for Platform and Scripting Language.
5. Select "VSP Form" as your VSP system.
6. Enter your Internet Merchant Account details. Return to this later if you not already have one.
7. You are now ready to use the Simulation and Test transactions on your store.

Step 3: Configure your Store2Go.net account for Protx VSP Form

1. Login to your Store2Go.net control panel and go to the "Payment Options" page.
2. Enter the Protx Username, Encrypted Password, Security Options and Transaction Type in the fields provided.
3. Please refer to Protx VSP Guide for AVS/CCV2 and 3D Secure settings.
4. Click the Update button to save your setting.

Step 4: Test and Simulate Transactions

To test the Protx VSP Form, change the Transaction Type to "Test" in the Store2Go's control panel. The Test transaction is an exact copy of the Live site, but without the banks attached. Authorisations on the test server are only simulated, but the user experience is identical to Live, and a version of the VSP Administration pages also available so you can familiarise yourself with the features available to you. The VSP Admin system for Test transaction is
https://ukvpstest.protx.com/VSPAdmin.

To Simulate the response of various transaction types, change the Transaction Type in the Store2Go's control panel to "Simulation". The Protx simulation system is a test environment simulates all possible responses from the real VSP Form. You can configure the VSP Simulator on https://ukvpstest.protx.com/VSPSimulator.

When you are happy with your Protx VSP account, change the Transaction Type to "Live" and you can now accept credit and debit card payments.

About Protx

Protx was formed in 2001 by a group of private investors to acquire and develop secure payment technology. Today, Protx is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Sage Group plc and are one of the most price competitive payment gateways on the market. Protx is audited by an independent company to ensure that their VSP systems are up-to-date with the latest encryption and security standards and that Protx comply with the stringent standards set out by the card schemes. More information about the company can be found at https://www.protx.com.