3.4. Payment Processors
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Each payment processor that Managed Missions supports has unique considerations and set up. The sections below will help you get set up with your chosen payment processor.
Stripe (https://stripe.com)
Of all the payment processor options, Stripe is usually the fastest and easiest to set up and start using. Stripe also has very nice reporting tools and a painless integration with Managed Missions. In fact,
Stripe is the payment processor that we use at Managed Missions to process credit card payments. If you don't have a payment processor already and are looking for the quickest and simplest set up we recommend looking into whether Stripe is right for you.
Integrating Stripe with Managed Missions is very simple. Once you select "Stripe" from the payment processor dropdown, a new link will appear which says "Save settings and set up Stripe Connect". Just click the link and you'll be walked through the process of giving Managed Missions access to accept payments to your Stripe account on your behalf. When using Stripe, Managed Missions never knows your Stripe account login information, and you can revoke the access you grant to Managed Missions at any time from your Stripe Dashboard.
If you don't already have a Stripe account, the Stripe Connect process will walk you through the account set up process as well. If you do have a Stripe account, then you only need to log in to it and grant permission to Managed Missions to accept payments on your behalf.
Once the Stripe Connect process is completed, you're ready to go. You can begin accepting online donations immediately.
Vanco (http://vancopayments.com)
Vanco is a payment processor that specifically focuses on churches and non-profit organizations. Once you've set up your account with Vanco, they will be able to supply you with the API credentials that you will need to integrate with Managed Missions. Once you have the credentials from Vanco, you can log in to Managed Missions, go to Account Admin → Online Donations, and select Vanco and enter your API credentials.
Giiive (https://giiive.com)
Giiive is an option that completely replaces the Managed Missions public pages. The best way to learn more about using Giiive is through their website or contacting them directly. If you're interested in using Giiive with Managed Missions the Giiive and Managed Missions teams can work together to get you set up.
What about PayPal?
Managed Mission used to have a PayPal integration based on their Payflow gateway technology. Unfortunately we are no longer able to support that solution for new implementations, due changes made by PayPal. Currently PayPal does not offer any other way to provide a secure payment page without sending users through the PayPal website, which is a much worse experience than Managed Missions offers with our other payment processor options. For the time being, PayPal is unavailable as an option, but we hope to find a suitable PayPal solution in the future.