OUR PRODUCTS
PRODUCTS :// WOOCOMMERCE PLUGIN (LEGACY)
First Atlantic Commerce for WooCommerce.
No longer available for new purchases.
New to our payment plugins? Webgold Powertranz for WooCommerce is the improved, rebuilt version of this plugin. It adds support for block checkout and a payments dashboard.
Existing customers: your licence, downloads, and updates continue until your licence expires, and you can manage them from My Account. Licences cannot be renewed, so we’ll be in touch about moving to Webgold Powertranz for WooCommerce.
Take Visa, Mastercard, and American Express on your WooCommerce store through your First Atlantic Commerce merchant account. 3-D Secure, saved cards, and subscription billing are built in. Proven on Caribbean stores since 2015.
First Atlantic Commerce (FAC) • Caribbean Payment Gateway • 3-D Secure • Hosted Payment Page • Saved Cards • WooCommerce Subscriptions • Kount Fraud Screening • Refunds & Captures • Test Mode • English & Español
WHY THE FAC PLUGIN
A WooCommerce payment plugin built for the Caribbean.
Most WooCommerce payment plugins were not built for our region's merchant accounts. First Atlantic Commerce (FAC) lets Caribbean merchants open a merchant account to take cards online. If yours runs through FAC, your store needs a gateway that talks to FAC directly and keeps up as card security rules change.
Retail & E-commerce
Sell online in your local currency, with every sale settled to your Caribbean merchant account.
Subscriptions & Memberships
Bill customers every month or year, automatically, through WooCommerce Subscriptions renewals.
Hospitality & Bookings
Take deposits and full payments for bookings online, with 3-D Secure protecting every card payment.
Services & Fees
Let clients pay invoices, fees, and registrations by card, straight from your WordPress site.
WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THE PLUGIN
Card payments, built into WooCommerce.
Set up from WooCommerce settings, with no developer and no separate payment app needed.
The Webgold First Atlantic Commerce plugin connects WooCommerce to FAC’s payment gateway for merchants in Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Barbados, and across the Caribbean. It supports on-site card checkout, FAC’s hosted payment page, 3-D Secure, Kount fraud screening, saved cards, refunds and WooCommerce Subscriptions renewals. This legacy plugin is no longer for sale. Webgold Powertranz for WooCommerce is its improved, rebuilt version.
On-Site Checkout
Customers enter their card on your own checkout page and never leave your store, so the sale stays in one place and the experience stays yours. It is set up from WooCommerce settings, with no separate payment app.
Hosted Payment Page
Prefer FAC to handle card entry? Switch to FAC's hosted payment page and keep card details off your server, so FAC collects the card and your store never handles or stores the card number.
3-D Secure
Cardholder authentication from Visa and Mastercard adds protection against fraud and chargebacks. The cardholder's bank confirms their identity before the payment is approved, which helps shift liability away from you.
Kount Fraud Screening
Screen orders with Kount risk management before they are approved, so risky payments stop early. It is a setting you switch on, and it adds a layer of checking without changing how honest customers pay.
Saved Cards
Returning customers pay with a stored card token, so they check out faster without re-typing their card. Full card numbers are never kept on your site: only the token is stored, which keeps card data out of your systems.
Subscriptions
Automatic renewals charge the customer's saved card, customers can change their payment method from their account, and declined renewals are retried. Built for memberships, plans, and any recurring billing.
Refunds & Captures
Authorise now and capture later, for example when an order ships, or refund an order straight from the WooCommerce order screen. Both happen where you already manage the order, so there is no second system to log in to.
All Major Cards
Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Diners Club, and JCB, whichever your merchant account accepts. The plugin supports the brands, and your merchant account decides which ones customers can use.
HOW THE FAC PLUGIN WORKS
Set up in four steps.
You will need a First Atlantic Commerce merchant account, WooCommerce on your WordPress site, and an SSL certificate.
STEP 1
Get Your Licence Key
Find your licence key and plugin download in My Account, where your existing licence is managed.
STEP 2
Install & Activate
Upload the plugin in WordPress, activate it, and enter your licence key to switch the gateway on.
STEP 3
Add Your FAC Credentials
Enter your FAC Merchant ID and password in WooCommerce → Settings → Payments, then set card types and security.
STEP 4
Test, Then Go Live
Run test payments in test mode, switch to live, and start accepting cards from your customers.
LICENCE & REQUIREMENTS
Your licence includes updates and support until it expires.
Your licence keeps the gateway active and unlocks plugin updates in WordPress. It cannot be renewed: when it expires, move to Webgold Powertranz to keep taking payments.
What You’ll Need
A First Atlantic Commerce merchant account, a merchant bank account, WordPress with WooCommerce, and an SSL certificate on your site.
What’s Included
The plugin, updates and support for as long as your licence runs, and help from our plugin team at support@webgold.co.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Straight Answers
Which cards can I accept?
Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Diners Club, and JCB, depending on what your merchant account is set up to take.
Do I receive plugin updates?
Yes. Your licence key enables update notices in WordPress, the same way your other plugins update.
What happens when my licence expires?
The plugin needs an active licence to process payments. This plugin is now legacy, so when your licence expires, you will need to sign up for Webgold Powertranz for WooCommerce to keep taking payments. Most of your FAC settings import when you switch.
Does it work with WooCommerce Subscriptions?
Yes. Renewals charge the customer’s saved card automatically, declined renewals are retried, and customers can change their payment method from their account.
Should I switch to Webgold Powertranz?
Before your licence expires, yes, because FAC licences cannot be renewed. Webgold Powertranz is the improved, rebuilt version of this plugin, and the one we now sell. It adds WooCommerce block checkout support and a payments dashboard, and it imports most of your FAC settings when you switch. Saved cards do not carry over, and subscriptions need one manual renewal payment first. Not sure? Talk to us.
Do you offer support?
Yes. Email support@webgold.co and our plugin team will work through it with you.
Does the plugin send my data to Webgold?
It sends licence checks only, with no usage reporting.
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Next Steps:
Ready to Move to Webgold Powertranz?
Get block checkout support and a payments dashboard, with most of your FAC settings imported on activation.
Or Explore:
Already a customer? Manage your existing licence, downloads, and updates in My Account.