Harbour Payments
ONLINE PAYMENTS

Accept payments online, however you sell.

Drop in a hosted checkout, embed our components, or build fully custom with our API — accept cards and digital wallets with fraud screening built into every transaction.

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Accepting payments online is often the first thing customers judge about how serious a business is — a slow, confusing, or untrustworthy checkout loses sales before a product ever ships. Harbour Payments gives merchants a way to accept online payments that fits how they actually build and run their business, whether that means launching a hosted checkout page in a single afternoon or wiring a fully custom flow into an existing app through our API. Every online transaction — card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, or another supported wallet — runs through the same real-time fraud screening and PCI-DSS compliant infrastructure, so security isn't something a merchant has to build themselves. For growing e-commerce brands, subscription businesses, marketplaces, and service companies collecting deposits or invoices online, the goal is the same: a checkout that converts, settles reliably, and reports cleanly alongside every other channel a business sells through. Because online payments are inherently card-not-present, they carry more fraud exposure than a tap at the counter, which is why Harbour builds fraud detection into the online payment flow by default rather than treating it as an add-on. Merchants also get tokenization for repeat customers, so a saved card can be reused for reorders or subscriptions without ever storing a raw card number on their own servers. Whether a business processes a handful of online orders a month or scales into six figures of monthly online volume, the underlying online payments infrastructure — checkout, fraud screening, reporting, and settlement — stays the same, so growth doesn't require ripping out and replacing the payment stack later. Getting started typically takes a short conversation about how a business currently sells, followed by a recommendation on hosted checkout versus API integration based on technical resources and how much control over the checkout experience actually matters.

Hosted checkout or API
Launch fast or build a fully custom flow.
Cards & digital wallets
Accept the payment methods shoppers expect.
Real-time fraud screening
Every online transaction is checked automatically.
Unified reporting
Track online sales alongside every other channel.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best way to accept online payments?

Harbour Payments lets businesses accept online payments through a hosted checkout, embeddable components, or a full API, supporting cards and digital wallets with fraud screening built in.

How long does it take to start accepting payments online?

A hosted checkout can typically go live within days, while a custom API integration takes longer depending on complexity.

Does Harbour support digital wallets like Apple Pay and Google Pay?

Yes, Harbour's online payment tools support major digital wallets alongside standard card payments.

Is online payment processing secure?

Yes. Every online transaction is screened by real-time fraud monitoring and processed on PCI-DSS compliant infrastructure.

What is the difference between a hosted checkout and an API integration?

A hosted checkout is a pre-built payment page you can launch quickly with little development work, while an API integration gives full control over the checkout experience but takes more time to build.

Can I accept online payments without a developer?

Yes. A hosted checkout or pre-built payment link requires no custom development and can be set up directly from your merchant dashboard.

Does Harbour support recurring or subscription payments online?

Yes, recurring billing is built into Harbour’s online payment tools for subscriptions, memberships, and installment plans.

What card types can I accept online?

Harbour supports all major card networks online, including Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover, alongside digital wallets.

Is there a limit to how many online transactions I can process?

No fixed limit. Pricing and terms scale with your volume, and high-volume merchants can move to interchange-plus pricing or an orchestration layer as needed.

How do I get paid after an online sale?

Funds settle to your linked bank account on your payout schedule, typically the next business day for most merchants.

Can I sell internationally with Harbour’s online payment tools?

Yes, depending on your business and target markets; our consulting team can recommend the right gateway or acquiring setup for cross-border sales.

What happens if an online payment is disputed?

Harbour’s fraud and chargeback tools help you respond to disputes with transaction evidence, and our team assists with the process.

Can I customize the look of my online checkout?

Yes. Hosted checkouts support branding customization, and a full API integration gives complete control over the checkout design.

Do online payments cost more than in-person payments?

Online (card-not-present) transactions typically carry a slightly higher processing cost than in-person transactions due to higher fraud risk, though the difference is usually small.

Can I test my online payment integration before going live?

Yes, Harbour provides a sandbox/testing environment so developers can validate an integration before accepting real transactions.

Ready to sell online?

Talk to our team about the right setup for your store.

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