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Webgold Powertranz for WooCommerce.
Take WooCommerce card payments & settle to your own Caribbean or Latin American merchant account. 3-D Secure 2, saved cards, and subscriptions, built & supported by our team.
Webgold Powertranz Payment Gateway is a WooCommerce plugin, built and supported by Webgold, that connects a checkout to Powertranz, the payment platform formerly known as First Atlantic Commerce. It serves merchants in Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Barbados, Honduras, and other Powertranz countries across the Caribbean and Latin America. It supports on-site checkout, hosted payment pages, 3-D Secure 2, optional Kount fraud checks, saved cards, refunds, voids, manual capture, WooCommerce Subscriptions, and block checkout. It needs a Powertranz merchant account and an annual licence, and it is the improved, rebuilt version of Webgold’s FAC plugin.
Powertranz WooCommerce Plugin • Caribbean & Latin America Payment Gateway • First Atlantic Commerce (FAC) • 3-D Secure 2 • Block & Classic Checkout • Hosted Payment Page • Kount Fraud Check • Saved Cards • WooCommerce Subscriptions • Refunds, Voids & Captures • Renewal Currency Conversion • Sandbox Mode • HPOS Ready •
WHY THIS POWERTRANZ PLUGIN
A Caribbean & LATAM payment gateway for today's WooCommerce.
Since we released the First Atlantic Commerce (FAC) plugin in 2015, WooCommerce has moved to block checkout, high-performance order storage, and PHP 8. This has changed how a payment plugin must be built. Webgold Powertranz is the improved formula of that plugin, rebuilt for all three with more than a decade of WooCommerce experience, and is tested up to WooCommerce 11.2, so your checkout keeps pace with upcoming updates.
Block Checkout Ready
Works with the WooCommerce block checkout and the classic checkout, so changing your checkout never means changing your gateway.
HPOS and PHP 8 Ready
Compatible with high-performance order storage (HPOS), which keeps orders in dedicated tables. Needs WooCommerce 8.0+ and PHP 8.1+.
Moving From FAC
Already on our FAC plugin? Most FAC settings import on activation, and past orders stay linked. Customers save their cards again at their next checkout.
Multi-Currency Renewals
Charge subscription renewals in another currency at your own exchange rate, such as USD to TTD, if your Powertranz account supports it.
WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THE PLUGIN
Everything you need to take card payments.
Set up from WooCommerce settings or the Webgold PTZ menu in your WordPress admin, with no developer needed.
On-Site Checkout
Customers enter their card on your own checkout page. The matching card logo appears as they type, and a card that fails the checks is stopped with a clear message before anything is sent to Powertranz.
Hosted Payment Page
Customers are redirected to Powertranz's own secure card page, so card details never touch your server, then return to your order confirmation. You set it up with the page set and page name from your Powertranz account.
3-D Secure 2
On by default. The cardholder's bank checks their identity with a code or a banking-app approval, shifting chargeback liability to the card issuer. Cards that do not take part skip the step.
Optional Kount Fraud Check
Opt into Powertranz Kount screening for new card payments once it is enabled on your account. Kount can approve a payment, flag it for your review, or decline it, and orders it declines are stopped before approval.
Faster Repeat Checkouts
Customers can save a card for next time on the classic and the block checkout. Cards are kept as Powertranz tokens, never on your site, and customers re-enter the security code when they pay with one.
WooCommerce Subscriptions
Renewals charge the saved card in the background, with no 3-D Secure step because the customer is not present. Customers can change their card from their account, or pay a failed renewal by hand to restart automatic renewals.
Refunds, Voids & Captures
Refund part or all of a captured payment from the order screen, as often as you need. Void an authorisation in full, or authorise now and capture later with one click. A capture always takes the full order total.
See Every Payment
Your payments dashboard shows revenue, orders, average order value, and failed-payment rate by period. A list shows the payments that need your attention, so you can spot a decline or an unclear result before a customer asks.
HOW OUR POWERTRANZ PLUGIN WORKS
From licence to live payments.
You’ll need a Powertranz merchant account, WordPress 6.4+ with WooCommerce 8.0+, PHP 8.1+, and an SSL certificate.
STEP 1
Get Your Licence
Buy Webgold Powertranz and receive your plugin file and licence key from us via email.
STEP 2
Install & Activate
Upload the plugin, activate it, and enter your licence key on the Webgold PTZ licence page.
STEP 3
Connect Powertranz
Add your Powertranz ID and password, then choose on-site or hosted checkout, 3-D Secure, and saved cards.
STEP 4
Test, Then Go Live
Place test orders in Sandbox Mode, switch to your live credentials, and take your first real payment.
LICENCE & REQUIREMENTS
US$279 a year. Updates and support included.
Your licence activates the gateway and unlocks updates in WordPress. Keep it active so the payment option stays at checkout. Payment is taken in Trinidad and Tobago dollars (TT$1,897.20 a year).
What You’ll Need
A Powertranz merchant account, WordPress 6.4 or later, WooCommerce 8.0 or later, PHP 8.1 or later, and an SSL certificate.
What’s Included
The plugin, automatic updates through WordPress, and help from our plugin team, all backed by a 30-day refund policy.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Straight Answers
Which cards can I accept?
Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Diners Club, JCB, and Maestro, depending on what your Powertranz merchant account is set up to take.
I use your FAC plugin. Can I switch?
Yes. Deactivate the FAC plugin first, as the two cannot run together, and then install Webgold Powertranz. Most settings import on first activation, and past orders stay linked. Saved cards do not carry over, and each FAC subscription needs one manual renewal payment before automatic renewals resume. You activate it with a new Webgold Powertranz licence key.
Does it support the WooCommerce block checkout?
Yes. It works with both the block checkout and the classic checkout.
Can I bill subscriptions?
Yes, with the WooCommerce Subscriptions plugin, which you need only if you sell subscriptions or memberships. Renewals run in the background against the customer's saved card, and customers can update it from their account, unless you use the hosted payment page.
Do you store card numbers?
No. Card numbers, security codes, and expiry dates are never stored on your store. A saved card is kept as a token issued by Powertranz, with its last four digits and brand.
Can I charge renewals in another currency?
Yes, in any currency your Powertranz account accepts. Choose a 'From' and 'To' currency and set your exchange rate. Renewal orders are converted and charged in the 'To' currency, and the order records the amount charged. Checkout itself is never converted.
What happens if my licence lapses?
The payment option disappears from checkout until the licence is active again, so renew before it expires.
What data does the plugin send, and where?
Card details go only to Powertranz, the payment processor, and never to Webgold. Webgold receives licence checks, a daily check-in (your admin email address, site domain, and plugin version), and a settings report with no passwords. Payment outcomes and error reports, with no card or customer details, can be switched off.
Which countries can use the plugin?
Merchants in every territory Powertranz serves, across the Caribbean and Latin America, where a Tax Country setting sends the tax amount separately. You need a Powertranz merchant account, and the licence is charged in Trinidad and Tobago dollars.
How do I accept card payments on WooCommerce in the Caribbean or Latin America?
Open a merchant account that uses Powertranz, install Webgold Powertranz on your WooCommerce store, and connect it with your Powertranz credentials. Test in Sandbox Mode, then go live.
What do I need from my bank or Powertranz?
A Powertranz ID and password for testing and for live payments, plus 3-D Secure on your account. Saved cards, the hosted payment page, and Kount fraud checks each need enabling on your Powertranz account first.
Can I test before I take real payments?
Yes. Sandbox Mode is on by default and sends payments to the Powertranz test environment, so no real money moves. Switch it off and add your live credentials when you are ready.
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Next Steps:
Take Credit & Debit Cards on Your WooCommerce Store
Install it, test it in Sandbox Mode, and take your first live payment. Updates and plugin support are included.
Or Explore:
First Atlantic Commerce for WooCommerce: our proven FAC plugin, in production on Caribbean stores since 2015. If you're an existing customer, visit the FAC for WooCommerce page.