If you currently accept credit and/or debit cards at your business, or you want to provide this convenience to your customers, Alaska Pacific’s Merchant Services can help. Expanding your customers’ payment options means expanding your opportunities for sales.

Our Merchant Services enable businesses of all types and sizes to offer a larger variety of payment options. We can provide you with state-of-the-art card terminals, PC-based services, check guarantee & verification services, detailed Internet-base reporting, and quality customer service.

Local Service and a 24/7 Customer Service Center

We are partnered with Transfirst, a top-notch card processor, to bring you reliable and competitively-priced Merchant Card Services. Together we will provide you with services such as equipment setup, basic training, and assistance with any system updates that may be needed. Support is available by phone seven days a week, 24 hours a day.  Your business will benefit by always having someone you can call. 

Benefits of Our Merchant Card Services

• Increase your sales by offering additional payment options. Your customers will appreciate the many credit cards you will be able to accept including Visa®, MasterCard®, Discover®, Diners Club®, American Express®, and private-labeled cards.
• You will also be able to accept gift cards, corporate purchasing cards, and debit cards for purchases. 
• Get local customer service support as well as access to a 24-hour help desk.
• You can choose to rent or purchase your equipment.
• Enjoy competitive discount rates for VISA, MasterCard, and Discover.
• Paperwork is significantly reduced because everything is handled electronically, including bank settlement and the deposit of funds into your Alaska Pacific Bank account.

Merchant Services Features

• We offer multiple point-of-sale (POS) and networking connection options including:
  • POS terminals
  • PC-based “Virtual Terminals”
  • Internet
  • Wireless LAN
  • Secure cellular
• Your equipment arrives downloaded, encrypted, and ready to go.

Fees for Standard Merchant Services

Fees are based upon your merchant services set-up and the additional options you choose and may include but are not limited to: 

• Discount rate
• Per-item fees
• Network access fees
• Voice authorization fees
• A one-time application fee
• Monthly statement fee
• Additional fees may be assessed for the following, if needed: rush setup fees, manual imprinters used as a back-up, equipment rental fees, and research fees when extensive research is requested.

Enhanced Merchant Services

Here are three value-added enhancements we offer as add-ons to our standard Merchant Card Services. (Additional fees apply.)

• TransLink—Online Transaction Management

By adding TransLink, Transfirst’s online management service, you will have access to a wealth of on-line information to better manage your transactions. TransLink is a comprehensive web-based reporting system that delivers 24/7 access to on-line statements, transaction and account history, charge-back information, and more.

• Check Processing Verification/Guaranty Service

Check processing verification and/or guaranty enables you to reduce liability and increase sales by safely accepting checks. With our check processing solution, merchants can be protected against losses and benefit from easier and faster check acceptance.  We can offer four levels of check processing protection and convenience, ranging from verification to ACH conversion, and guarantee at the point-of-sale.

• Business Gift Cards and Loyalty Cards

Rewarding loyal customers and creating new customers are priorities for any business. Our gift and loyalty card programs pave the way to meet these goals, as well as increase your store traffic and drive profits.  Because our gift/loyalty cards have the flexibility of being purchased for any amount and are re-loadable, even the smallest merchant can compete with larger retailers. Choose from a variety of pre-designed cards or customize your own card.

Getting Started

Download the “Request for Application and Agreement” form and bring it in, fax it, or mail it to us.  Please call us with any questions you may have.  Contact Information.