Today, a large number of online shoppers prefer to pay online rather than with Cash on Delivery. If you have an online store, it is important that you accept online payments to ensure maximum sales.

A payment gateway acts as the mediator between your online store and the payment processor and provides your customers with a secure and seamless transaction platform. An efficient payment gateway increases customer loyalty and sales. GlobalLinker’s eCommerce platform – LINKER.store - provides you with two integrated payment gateway options: Razorpay and CCAvenue

Here is a step-by-step guide to activating them.

Razorpay

Step 1: Login to your GlobalLinker account.

Step 2: Click on the Online Store menu button at the top. Click on View Store

Step 3: You will be directed to a new page, now click on the blue button, MANAGE.

Step 4: The below image is what your seller panel looks like  (the left bar on your dashboard). Click on Stores, select Settings and click on the Payment tab

Step 5: Under Payments, select Razorpay and click on Apply for Razorpay Payment Gateway

Step 6: Enter your Merchant Name and Email ID. Click on Submit.

Once you complete this step, the GlobalLinker Team will connect with you to collect your required details and documentation to create your account with Razorpay.

Step 7: Ensure you have added the necessary Store Policy Pages. They are a prerequisite for payment gateway activation. In your Seller Panel, go to Online Store > Payment > Razorpay. In Terms and Conditions click on Add Page

Step 8: You will be directed to the List of pages section. Click on Edit for Returns, Refunds, Cancellations, and Exchange Policy.

Step 9: To help you create the policy, LINKER.store provides you with a draft policy document that you can customise as per your business needs. Review the default policy, make required edits, turn the status on, and click on Save.

 Repeat the same for all the pages documents.

• Shipping Policy
• Privacy Policy
• Terms and Conditions

Step 10: When the account is created, you will receive an email from Razorpay. You need to reset your password, fill the required forms, and submit KYC documents.

Step11: On receipt of the activation email from Razorpay, visit the Razorpay panel at https://razorpay.com/, log in with your credentials and click on Activate your account. In the Billing Label field, put in your brand name. Select your Business Category, add your PAN No., your Registered Business Address, select your Business Type, and enter your Business Name and store URL. Click on the Activate Account button. 

Step 12: After Step 11, now click on Settings. In settings, click on API Keys and then on Generate Test Key.

Step 13: You will see a pop up with a Key Id and Key Secret. Copy them and log in to or go to your GlobalLinker LINKER.store seller admin panel.

Step 14: In Seller Panel > Online Store > Payment > Razorpay, switch the toggle button to Enable. Paste the Key Id in the API Key field and paste the Key Secret in the API secret key field. Click on Save and do Rs.10 transactions to activate and confirm successful integration.

Note: To enable Razorpay, you have to have at least 5 uploaded products and have enabled the pages in List of Pages. 

*In case you’ve less than 5 products, upload the maximum number of products available

CCAvenue

Step 1: Login to your GlobalLinker account.

Step 2: Click on the Online Store menu button at the top. Click on View Store

Step 3: You will be directed to a new page, now click on the blue button, MANAGE.

Step 4: This is your seller panel and n your seller panel (the left bar on your dashboard), click on Stores, select Settings and click on the Payment tab

Step 5: Under Payments, select CCAvenue and click on Apply for CCAvenue Payment Gateway.

Step 6: Fill in the form and click on Submit. CCAvenue's team will then connect with you for the required documents. You will need to send them your duly filled agreement and KYC documents on their request

Step 7: Ensure you have added the necessary Store Policy Pages. They are a prerequisite for payment gateway activation. In your Seller Panel, go to  Online Store > Payment > CCAvenue. In Terms and Conditions click on Add Page

Step 8: You will be directed to the List of pages section. Click on the Edit button for Returns, Refunds, Cancellations, and Exchange Policy

Step 9: To help you create the policy, LINKER.store provides you with a draft policy document that you can customise as per your business needs. Review the default policy, make required edits, turn the status on, and click on Save.

 Repeat the same for all the pages documents.

• Shipping Policy
• Privacy Policy
• Terms and Conditions

Step 10: Once you send your documents to CCAvenue, you will receive an email with your CCAvenue Dashboard credentials. 

Step11: Visit https://dashboard.ccavenue.com/jsp/merchant/merchantLogin.jsp and log in using the credentials that CCAvenue has shared with you Go to Settings and then to API keys .

Step 12: Copy all API Keys. Go to LINKER.Store seller panel> Online Store > Payment > CCAvenue. Switch the toggle button to Enable. Add your merchant ID and paste the API keys.  Click on Save to activate your CCAvenue payment gateway.

Note: To enable CCAvenue, you have to have at least 5 uploaded products and have enabled the pages in List of Pages.    

*In case you’ve less than 5 products, upload the maximum number of products available

Also read: 10 advantages of activating online payments on your eStore

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