--- title: Global Iris powered by Realex description: Setting up this payment gateway --- [Skip to content](https://learn.fcrmedia.ie/knowledge/global-iris-powered-by-realex#main-content) [More support](https://learn.fcrmedia.ie/knowledge/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) ![fcr-logo-2020-pale.png\]](https://learn.fcrmedia.ie/hs-fs/hubfs/fcr-logo-2020-pale.png?height=40&name=fcr-logo-2020-pale.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [More support](https://learn.fcrmedia.ie/knowledge/kb-tickets/new) - [Get Your Online Store](https://fcrmedia.ie/) [Get Your Online Store](https://fcrmedia.ie/) Hello. What Is Your Question? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Knowledge Centre](https://learn.fcrmedia.ie/knowledge?hsLang=en) 2. [Extras](https://learn.fcrmedia.ie/knowledge/extras?hsLang=en) 3. [Payments](https://learn.fcrmedia.ie/knowledge/extras?hsLang=en#payments) # Global Iris powered by Realex ## Setting up this payment gateway ### Pre-requisites 1. In order to be able to accept the card payments with Global Iris / Realex, the seller will need a merchant account with one of the acquirers listed here: [www.realexpayments.com/acquiring-banks](http://www.realexpayments.com/acquiring-banks). If you are currently an HSBC customer, you already have an account with HSBC Merchant Sevices and can proceed. If you don’t have a merchant account with one of those institutions yet, you can apply for an account with Realex itself by submitting the form here: [www.realexpayments.com](https://www.realexpayments.com/) 2. Global Iris supports a limited set of currencies. Your store’s currency must be one of the following: - U.S. dollar, - Euro, - Pound sterling, - Yen, - Hong Kong dollar, - Mexican Peso. 3. [How to set your currency](https://knowledge.gpie.ie/knowledge/kb-search-results?term=set+your+currency) 4. Your online store must be published on your site in order to be approved upon siging up with Global Iris / Realex. The checkout must be available in your store — so make sure that you have at least one payment method enabled; if you don’t have any other payment methods in your store yet, enable the «Phone order» while waiting for the approval from Global Iris / Realex. ### Sign up If you are currently an HSBC customer, you will be offered a migration to Global Iris.  If you are a new customer and you didn’t have HSBC Merchant Services account, and don’t have an account with Global Iris or Realex yet, you will need to apply for one at [www.realexpayments.com](https://www.realexpayments.com/) ### Setting up Online store In **Control panel → System Settings → Payment** you need to add the payment method with payment processor **Credit Card: Global Iris**. In the account settings for this method you need to put merchant ID and shared secret (both provided by Realex upon creating your merchant account) and optionally the sub-account name. ### Settings in Realex merchant account When a buyer completes his/her transaction at Global Iris / Realex, the payment system can report the status of transaction securely back to Online store. For this, you need to supply Realex with the so called callback URL. Every store has its own unique callback URL which looks like "*http://app.shopsettings.com/global\_iris/STORE\_ID"* (where **STORE\_ID** must be replaced with your [real actual store ID number](https://help.shopsettings.com/hc/en-us/articles/213303689)) Prior to start selling you need to send your callback URL via email to support@realex.com. Once they let you know they have accepted it, your store is basically ready to sell. 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