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Get Started with Retail


Before you can use the Card Present Connect platform, you must enable it. Follow these steps to enable the Card Present Connect platform:

Set up a merchant account

Set up a merchant account. To get started, contact your sales engineer, alliance partner, or technical account manager.

Integrate the APIs

Integrate the APIs for use on the Card Present Connect platform.

Integrate terminal key management

Integrate your terminal's key management encryption and decryption with the Card Present Connect platform.

Complete MLV and L3 device certification

Complete message-level validation (MLV) and Level 3 (L3) device certification. To get started, contact your sales engineer, alliance partner, or technical account manager.

Get Started with the REST API

Set up your payment processing system to be REST compliant. If you have not set up secure communications between your client and server using either JSON Web Token (JWT) or HTTP signature messaging, see Getting Started with REST.

Last published: September 29, 2026