Converge

Overview

You can find out more about Converge (formerly Virtual Merchant) on their website: http://www.myvirtualmerchant.com

Requirements

Converge supports the Store Hosted / Server to Gateway, Store Hosted / Browser to Gateway (Relay), and Gateway Hosted connection methods. Requirements for each can be found here.

Setup Instructions

Login to your account at http://www.myvirtualmerchant.com
Click Terminal > Advanced > System Setup
In the Authorized Referrers field, enter the URL to your storefront page. If you have an SSL certificate, enter your secure storefront page URL. If this URL is not entered properly, transactions will fail.
Click the Add Referrer button
Confirm that Enable HTTP Transactions is checked
Confirm that Use HTTP Referrers is checked
Click the Update button
Click User > Change PIN
You should see a number under the PIN column. Write this down.
Open Squirrelcart's Payment Gateways table in your control panel:
Click on the record row labeled Converge
Enter your merchant ID (also called "account id") in the Merchant ID field
Enter your PIN in the PIN field
Set the Transaction Type field (mouse over the field name for help)
Set the Connection Method field. Use this page as a guide ("Server to Server" is the preferred method).
Check the Enabled field
Click

Testing

Checking the Testing field on the payment gateway record for Virtual Merchant will cause all transactions to be approved and not sent for processing.

Precautions

When using any connection method other than Server to Server, Converge does not provide the means to verify that the transaction data being returned to your site has not been tampered with by the customer via the URL. For this reason, you should always confirm receipt of payment in your Converge control panel before shipping goods.