#  Accepting Credit Cards as Payment 

 



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Harvard University accepts credit cards as payment from external parties for certain goods, services, or gifts. Harvard mandates that all credit card-accepting local units, called “merchants,” do the following:

> *Submit a request through the central Cash Management office and comply with the credit card industry standards, University guidelines and annual certifications as set forth in the* [*University Credit Card Merchant Handbook*](https://hu.sharepoint.com/sites/FAD-WebsiteFiles/Shared%20Documents/OTM/harvardcreditcardmerchanthandbook.pdf "Harvard Credit Card Merchant Handbook")*.*

All Harvard University schools, tubs, local units, Affiliate Institutions must comply with the official University policy governing credit card payments. This includes Allied Institutions and University-wide Initiatives that process, store or transmit cardholder data or plan to outsource the process, storage or transmission of cardholder data.

[**Set up a Merchant Account**](https://otm.finance.harvard.edu/how-to/credit-cards/set-merchant-account?admin_panel=1)



 

##  Credit Cards How To's 

 



  [### eCommerce Payment Decision Tool

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   [### TouchNet Marketplace eCommerce Tool

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   [### PCI Credit Card Security

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##  Related Resources 

 



  [### ClientLine Enterprise Statement Navigation

 ](/sites/g/files/omnuum12861/files/otm/files/clientline_enterprise_statement_navigation.pptx) 

   [### Harvard Credit Card Merchant Handbook

 ](https://hu.sharepoint.com/sites/FAD-WebsiteFiles/Shared%20Documents/OTM/harvardcreditcardmerchanthandbook.pdf) 

   [### Accepting Credit Card Payments

 ](http://policies.fad.harvard.edu/pages/accepting-credit-card-payments) 

   [### PCI Security Breach Process 

 ](/sites/g/files/omnuum12861/files/2025-06/pci_security_breach_process_.pdf) 

   [### Harvard Credit Card Merchant Agreement

 ](/sites/g/files/omnuum12861/files/2025-10/hccma_2025_0.pdf) 

   [### Credit Card Merchant Account Request Form

 ](/sites/g/files/omnuum12861/files/otm/files/merchant_request_form.pdf)