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Semi-integration is our preferred integration method as it gives you some flexibility by allowing you to connect your own point-of-sale (POS) application that you use for business operational tasks. This requires some development work but is usually quick and easy.
For this type of integration, you need to use a compatible standalone terminal purchased from us or one of our sales partners, which comes with our Unified Payment Application (UPA) pre-installed. UPA directly connects to our API, so there’s no need for us to provide steps or code samples here.
To compare semi-integration with our other types of integration like standalone, cloud, and full, see our In-Store Payments - Overview article.
For information on connecting your POS system to one of our terminals, see the Get Started section.
Semi-integration allows developers to deploy an integration with less time spent troubleshooting code. It also prevents spending time and money on lengthy, expensive EMV certifications as the payment application on the terminal is already integrated to our API.
Semi-integrated solutions don’t require host or EMV certification; however, we do recommend testing and validating all of your POS application workflows.
Even though certification for EMV is not necessary for a semi-integrated application, validating your application with Global Payments is still required. Please see the Get Started section for steps on how to accomplish this.
The only development necessary is to connect the POS application that you typically use for inventory management, menus, staffing, and other day-to-day business operational tasks to the terminal you purchase from us or one of our partners. This gives you the added flexibility that a standalone integration does not, with only a small amount of development work. That is why it’s our preferred integration.
If you want even more flexibility, such as a customized payment flow or new functionality, and don’t mind more coding, our API also supports full integration.
UPA is our proprietary payment application for standalone terminals. It can be loaded on a variety of compatible terminals for direct access to our API. For a list of what’s available, see the next section. At present, only UPA terminals are capable of attaching to our API service, bringing the power and features of the Unified Payments API to your business.
UPA availability is region-specific. In order to determine whether a UPA terminal is available in your region, please contact our support team at ccoe_si@globalpay.com
Certification is required for any integration for card-present payment processing. If you have any questions about the process, please reach out to our support team at ccoe_si@globalpay.com.