Blackbaud Merchant and Payment Services
Gateway Interconnect Fees**
Gateway Interconnect Fees shall apply to Blackbaud customers who process transactions through one of our gateway interconnect options. In addition to the fees, clients will be responsible for negotiating their own contract and rates for the supported payment gateway and processor. These Interconnect Fees are necessary so that Blackbaud can continue to maintain PCI compliance for its software and services and connections to third-party products, like those highlighted below.
If you are interested in learning more about our integrated payment processing solution, Blackbaud Merchant Services, please click here.
Current Supported Gateways/Gateway Interconnect
Please Note: Blackbaud Merchant Services works with all products listed below as well as Blackbaud MobilePay and Blackbaud MobilePay Terminal and does not incur interconnect or overage charges.
International Supported Gateways/Gateway Interconnect
Blackbaud now only partners with a small number of Payment Gateways due to the resource requirements that are required for each gateway integrations dedicated maintenance and support.
For this reason some features such as Strong Customer Authentication for EEA currencies and digital wallets are not available with our current gateways, listed below.
Supported Gateways by Product
- Blackbaud CRM: Bambora**, CyberSource
- Blackbaud Billing Management
- Blackbaud Enrollment Management: Authorize.net, DiamondMind, IATS, PayPal Payments Pro, Sage
- Blackbaud eTapestry: Bambora*, CyberSource*, IATS, NAB*
- Blackbaud Guided Fundraising: Stripe
- Blackbaud Internet Solutions: Bambora**, CyberSource, IATS**, NAB**
- Blackbaud Learning Management: Authorize.net, DiamondMind, Sage
- Blackbaud Luminate Online: IATS
- Blackbaud NetCommunity: Bambora**, CyberSource, IATS, NAB**
- Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge: Bambora**, CyberSource, IATS**, NAB***
- Blackbaud School Website: Authorize.net, DiamondMind, IATS, PayPal Payments Pro, Sage
- Blackbaud Student Information System: Authorize.net, DiamondMind, IATS, PayPal Payments Pro, Sage
- Blackbaud TeamRaiser: IATS
- Blackbaud Tuition Management: Vantiv
Feature Support (High level)
| Gateway Only |
Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) |
Blackbaud Checkout |
Digital Wallets (Apple Pay) |
Payments API |
Blackbaud MobilePay & Blackbaud MobilePay Terminal |
Blackbaud Terminal |
Credit Card Updater |
Point to Point Encryption |
Raiser’s Edge NXT Web View Automatic Recurring Gifts |
| CyberSource |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
| IATS |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
| NAB |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
| Bambora |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
*Payflow Pro, NAB, Bambora and CyberSource are available for eTapestry only for currencies other than US or Canadian dollars.
** Currency Restrictions apply for corresponding gateways. Speak with your Account Manager to enquire further about possible currency options
NOTE: Customers choosing gateway interconnect as a payment option will be required to purchase their selected gateway, payment processor, and merchant accounts separately from Blackbaud.
- CyberSource – 75% of BBPS supported home currencies available. Speak with your Account Manager to enquire further about possible currency options
- IATS – UK currencies only. However this gateway integration does not support SCA for UK transactions.
- NAB – AUD currency support
- Bambora – AUD & NZD currency support
Blackbaud Interconnect Fees:
Gateway Interconnect — Usage-Based Monthly Billing Option:*:
BBPSPAYFLO-USG – Payflow Pro Gateway Interconnect
BBPSAUTHNET-USG – Authorize.Net Gateway Interconnect
BBPSMONERIS-USG – Moneris Gateway Interconnect
BBPSSAGEVER-USG – Sage/Versus Gateway Interconnect
BBPSBEANST-USG – Bambora (Beanstream)** Gateway Interconnect
BBPSIATS-USG – IATS Gateway Interconnect
BBPSCYBER-IC-USG – CyberSource Interconnect (Referral)
LO-USG – Luminate Online Usage
USD PRICE: $0.35/transaction (Invoiced monthly, a $25/mo minimum applies)
CAD PRICE: $0.35/transaction (Invoiced monthly, a $25/mo minimum applies)
AUD PRICE: $0.20/transaction (Invoiced monthly, a $20/mo minimum applies)
GBP PRICE: £0.30/transaction (Invoiced monthly, a 20£/mo minimum applies)
EUR PRICE: €0.30/transaction (Invoiced monthly, a 20€/mo minimum applies)
* Contact your account manager for availability and pricing in additional foreign currencies
NOTE: Charges apply to successful; transactions
**Effective July 1, 2017, Bambora (Beanstream) is not supported for new gateways set up under Blackbaud’s Gateway interconnect model
BBPSK12ANNUAL – Annual Payment Services Interconnect Fee for K-12 Schools
Gateway Interconnect — Annual-Based Billing Option for K-12:
Gateway Interconnect Fees shall apply to Blackbaud K-12 clients who choose not to use BBMS and, instead, process transactions through a third-party gateway interconnect options. In addition to the fees, clients will be responsible for negotiating their own contract and rates for the supported payment gateway and processor. These Interconnect Fees are necessary so that Blackbaud can continue to maintain PCI compliance for its software and services and connections to third-party payment gateways, such as those highlighted in the table above.
| Annual Transactions | USD Price | CAD Price |
| 1,500 | $450 | $440 |
| 2,000 | $600 | $600 |
| 4,000 | $1,200 | $1,165 |
| 6,000 | $1,800 | $1,750 |
| 8,000 | $2,400 | $2,335 |
| 10,000 | $3,500 | $2,920 |
| Over 10,000 | Contact Blackbaud for Pricing | Contact Blackbaud for Pricing |
BBPSIPPAY – IP Payments Gateway Interconnect
Gateway Interconnect — Annual-Based Billing Option
IP Payments is available for Australian and New Zealand dollars only.
| Annual Transactions | Price |
| 12,000 | $1,800 |
| 30,000 | $3,600 |
| 60,000 | $6,000 |
| 120,000 | $9,600 |
| 200,000 | $14,000 |
| 300,000 | $18,000 |
| 400,000 | $20,000 |
BBPSNAB – NAB Payments Gateway Interconnect (AUD$)
Gateway Interconnect — Annual-Based Billing Option
NAB is available for Australian dollars only.
| Annual Transactions | Price |
| 2,500 | $875 |
| 7,500 | $2,325 |
| 12,000 | $3,360 |
| 30,000 | $7,200 |
| 60,000 | $12,000 |
| 120,000 | $18,000 |
| 200,000 | $28,000 |
| 300,000 | $36,000 |
| 400,000 | $40,000 |
| 400,000+ | Call |
NOTE: Gateway Interconnect Fees do NOT apply for clients using Blackbaud Merchant Services (BBMS). To learn more about BBMS, click here.
**For information on effective rates in 2023, please see our FAQs here.