The international service from Barclaycard Business

• Do you want to take orders over the internet in international currencies?
• Is your business located in an area popular with tourists or business travellers?
• Do you have a separate card processor for every country where you do business? If so, would you prefer to simplify your operations with a single acquirer?

If you answered 'yes' to any of these questions, then Barclaycard Business International can help - whatever the size of your business, and whatever your level of involvement in overseas trading.

This means you can sell your products to overseas customers in their own currency - an excellent way to increase your profits by reaching a wider market.

Barclaycard Business International can help you accept card payments smoothly, efficiently and profitably. We'll provide you with a tailored solution, integrated with your own systems.

If you already have a range of card processing arrangements with different acquirers in different countries, you can simplify your procedures by switching to Barclaycard Business International. We'll provide a single agreement to cover all the countries^* where you do business. You may even be able to save money by achieving a competitive contract rate and a better pricing solution thanks to your single agreement with Barclaycard Business.

With Barclaycard Business International you can

• Accept and process Visa and MasterCard transactions from anywhere in the world in a number of currencies.
• Reduce transaction costs by standardising and simplifying international card processing procedures so you don't need a different acquirer in each country of operation.
• Enjoy pricing flexibility - we offer pricing options to help you access different card payment types, and process transactions on your behalf.
• Choose from a selection of flexible settlement and billing options.
• Have your transactions authorised 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
• Take advantage of an automated chargeback and retrievals system.
• Make the most of our International Relationship Management team and our dedicated Helpdesk for customer services and technical support.

For more information, take a look at the next sections to find out how Barclaycard Business can help you trade throughout Europe, take transactions by Mail order or over the telephone, and accept international currency here in the UK.

Support for your business

If you are a Barclaycard Business customer, you will be able to use our International Currency service without incurring any set up costs. Adding the currency service will help you to increase your sales and profits by making it easy for oversea customers to buy from you.

Providing exceptional customer service

Our customer service team is dedicated to providing you with the best possible customer service at all times, to make sure we bring you maximum benefits without creating unnecessary administration on your part.

Our implementation team will help and work with you to implement your acquiring arrangement.

We have one dedicated customer services phone number for all queries, so we can answer your questions and deal with any requests fast and efficiently.

Keeping it simple

We've designed our service to be as simple and straightforward as possible, so that it works fast and efficiently.

• A single standardised system for all currencies
• One agreement to give you better pricing across your payment solutions
• A single merchant number for all your communications with Barclaycard Business.

Flexibility to suit your needs

We will work with you to set up the solution you need.

• We'll tailor our service to suit your needs and the way you do business
• We offer a wide range of currencies, including a choice of settlement currencies
• We offer flexible pricing options to enable you to access different card payment types
• Provided you have a PC and modem, our software can be configured to work smoothly with your hardware - and it's very simple to install and use
• As your business grows and your needs change, we'll change your card processing solution to keep up with you.

Supporting your customers and giving them choice

Our solutions are designed to help you attract new customers and enhance your customer relationships.

• Accepting international currency payments and allowing your customers to pay in their own currency removes the restriction of dealing in sterling only.
• Customers who have found it inconvenient or impossible to pay in sterling will now have access to your goods and services.
• Customers can feel more secure paying in their own currency and it can help them with their budgeting, as they know exactly how much they'll pay for the goods or services you provide.

^* Please call us to discuss which country you would like to cover