The API supports different logos for card issuers, paypal, google checkout and a few other. A developer can use the API to specify the size, background color and the order of the logos that they need on their website.

Update 08-2011 – Added ebillme and 2checkout.com logos.

Here’s a quick tutorial and a few examples of how to use the API.

1. Create an image tag with the root url: https://www.merchantequip.com/image/
2. Next add the bgcolor parameter to specify a 3 or 6 character HEX background color for your logo. If you do not know the background color: FFF is white, 000 is black. Here is a full HEX color chart. There are also a variety of browser addons if you need to match the exact colors of your website.
3. Next specify the actual logos that you would like to add to your site, in the order you would like to display them. Separate the logos with a pipe | character. Example: v|m|a|d for Visa then MasterCard followed by Amex and Discover.All of the available logo codes are:
   • v = Visa
   • m = MasterCard
   • d = Discover
   • a = Amex
   • g = Google Checkout
   • p = Paypal
   • bml = Bill Me Later
   • ec = eCheck
   • jcb = JCB
   • dc = Diners Club
   • s = Solo
   • me = Maestro
   • mb = Moneybookers
   • az = Amazon Payments
   • in = Interac
   • ebm = eBillme
   • 2co = 2checkout.com
4. Finally specify the height of the logos. The images currently come in 32px and 64px, so size accordingly allowing for a small margin around the images. We will be allowing for dynamic resizing in the future, but for now the only 2 sizes supported are 32px and 64px. Any additional height will be added as a margin.

The actual image url should look like (these are all generated through this exact API):

https://www.merchantequip.com/image/?bgcolor=FFFFFF&logos=v|m|a|d&height=32

The image HTML will look like:

<img src=”https://www.merchantequip.com/image/?bgcolor=FFFFFF&logos=v|m|a|d&height=32″ />

The logo above will display as:

Here’s the same logo using the larger image sizes:

Here’s all of the currently available logos:

While this tool is free to use we greatly appreciate a backlink or credit if you are using images that are hosted through the API. These images are all served securely over SSL, so they may be used on secure/SSL websites and ecommerce sites without errors.

If you have no idea of what an API is or just need logos for your website, please use the credit card logo generator and ignore this post.

Thanks again.

When a new business goes out to setup a merchant account, they will be asked for a voided check. Many processors will no longer accept temporary checks, so we developed this too to print a voided check until you get your real ones.

Generally a merchant can ask their bank for a letter of an accounts existence, but many banks are now refusing to do this, in an effort to force customers to process with them. Since it’s perfectly legal to print your own checks, here’s our response to this dilemma.

So, if you need a voided check, take a look at our Voided Check Generator.

As always, please send any recommendations of websites that should be included. Please keep in mind that blogs and websites will only be added if they’re mostly objective. Many of the merchant account blogs out there are only for self-promotional purposes, and these will not be included in the search engine.

Equipment:
http://www.magtek.com/
http://www.apriva.com/
http://www.bluebamboo.com/
http://www.waysystems.com
http://www.dejavoosystems.com
http://www.hypercom.com/
http://www.verifone.com/
http://www.ingenico.com/
http://www.magtek.com/
http://www.chargeanywhere.com/
http://www.commerciant.com/

Blogs:
http://www.paysimple.com/blog
http://paymenttalk.blogspot.com/
http://www.glenbrook.com/
http://blog.bwplawyer.com/
http://googlecheckout.blogspot.com/
http://www.paymentsystemsblog.com/
http://www.amazonpaymentsblog.com/amazon_payments_blog/
http://www.andyorrock.com/
http://blog.elementps.com/element_payment_solutions/
https://www.thepaypalblog.com/
http://waytoohigh.wordpress.com/
http://pindebit.blogspot.com/
http://aneace.blogspot.com/
http://www.storefrontbacktalk.com/
http://www.merchant-account-services.org/blog/
http://digitaldebateblogs.typepad.com/digital_money/
http://www.creditcardsonline101.com/

Data Security:
http://pcidss.wordpress.com/
http://www.pcianswers.com/
http://www.askaboutpci.com/

Current calculators:
Simple merchant account cost calculator
Advanced cost calculator
Lease cost calculator

Link to The Advanced Merchant Account Fee Calculator

The lease cost calculator will show how much the total cost of leasing processing equipment will cost, and will also show you how much money you save by buying equipment outright. There are about 25 common terminals programmed into it, and the price for those terminals was obtained from the equipment that we sell or one of our competitors sell. This way, I know that the piece of equipment is readily available at the listed price.

Processing Equipment Lease Cost Calculator

Fill out the merchant account fee calculator to get a basic idea on how much you should expect to pay each month for processing credit cards.

Merchant Account Fee Calculator