Ecrypt (formerly known as Preferred Payments) is the third-party partner Blackpurl uses for credit card processing integration in the USA and Canada. This article explains the steps your dealership needs to complete to set up the integration and start accepting card payments through Blackpurl.
Setup Steps
Step 1: Sign Up with Ecrypt
Your dealership needs to sign up with Ecrypt directly. Complete the application at Blackpurl Credit Card Processing.
Step 2: Ecrypt Contacts Blackpurl
After receiving your application, Ecrypt will contact Blackpurl with your dealership's API credentials and ship the card terminal or terminals to your dealership.
Step 3: Connect the Terminal to Your Network
Once your terminal or terminals arrive, connect them to your network using the instructions supplied by Ecrypt.
Warning: Do not sync the terminals to the Ecrypt user interface.
Step 4: Contact Blackpurl Support
After connecting the terminal or terminals, contact the Blackpurl Support team by email or chat and provide the following information for each terminal:
Dealership name
Contact person
6-character code displayed on the terminal screen
Name to assign to the terminal (for example, Parts Terminal or Service Terminal)
Step 5: Blackpurl Completes the Sync
Once Blackpurl Support has the information from Step 4, they will complete the syncing process and notify you when it is done.
Step 6: Configure Accounting Integration (If Applicable)
If your dealership uses accounting integration, complete the following after Blackpurl confirms the setup is done:
Blackpurl will automatically add Payment Type: Preferred Payment so that it appears as a payment option in your Deposit and Checkout sections.
Your dealership will need to assign the relevant Undeposited Funds General Ledger account to the Payment Type: Preferred Payment.
For further information, review the article Undeposited Funds General Ledger Explained.
Using Ecrypt on a Customer Order
Once the connection and settings are complete, a new Payment Type option for Preferred Payment becomes available in both the Deposit section and the Checkout section of a customer order.
Deposit Section
When adding a deposit, select the Preferred Payment option and then indicate whether the payment is Card Terminal or Card not present. Selecting either option takes you to the Ecrypt portal to finalise the payment.
Checkout Section
When processing payment at checkout, select the Preferred Payment option and then indicate whether the payment is Card Terminal or Card not present. Selecting either option takes you to the Ecrypt portal to finalise the payment.
Time Out Error
If the terminal takes too long to respond, a time out error message will appear stating that it took too long for the terminal to respond. If you see this error, cancel the transaction on the terminal before attempting again.