Integration Guide – Powertranz
March 19, 2026

Integration Guide – Powertranz

Integration Guide - Powertranz Payment Gateway (ex. First Atlantic Commerce)

First Atlantic Commerce (FAC) is now officially rebranded as Powertranz.
If you previously worked with FAC, the integration flow remains similar, but credentials and endpoints are now managed under Powertranz.

1. Required Credentials

To connect Powertranz with RentSyst, you will need the following details from your merchant account:

Make sure following credentials are provided by your Powertranz account manager or support team:

  • PowerTranz ID
  • PowerTranz Password
  • API URL (production)

This creds you will be able to create on Merchant account directly:

  • Hosted Page Set
  • Hosted Page Name

2. How to Connect Powertranz in RentSyst

1. Log in to your RentSyst Admin Panel

2. Go to Settings → Integrations & Agents → scroll to Payments

    3. Select Powertranz (FAC) from the list of payment gateways

    4. Now on separate browser page enter your Powertranz Merchant portal

      Go to https://admin.ptranz.com/portal
      Enter your login credentials to access your dashboard.

      5. Inside Merchant Portal select Admin → Hosted Payment Pages:

      5.1. Here you will create your Hosted Page Set and Hosted Page Name credentials.

      5.2. Click on “Create Hosted Payment Page” (orange one). Here you may set any name you want, for your convenience we recommend to use following:

      Page Set: rentsyst
      Page Name: rentsyst
      Editor type: Basic or Advanced (up to your preference)
      Email: your company email

      5.3. Click “Create”.

      5.4. Next click here “View Hosted Payment Pages” (blue one) and copy your 

      • Hosted Page Set
      • Hosted Page Name

      Make sure it has “published” status.

      6. Go to Rentsyst Admin panel – enter all required credentials:

      • PowerTranz ID
      • Password
      • API URL
      • Hosted Page Set
      • Hosted Page Name

      7. Enable Test Mode (recommended for initial setup and testing)

      8. Save settings. Your Powertranz icon will be active now

        9. Make a test payment link to make sure integration works properly.
        Using the card payment method inside the reservation, create a payment and open the link.

        10. Link should be open on Powertranz security link

        3. Payment Flow

        1. Customer creates a booking on your website
        2. Selects card payment via Powertranz
        3. Redirected to secure hosted payment page
        4. Completes payment
        5. RentSyst receives payment status and updates the order automatically

        4. Benefits of Integration

        • Secure card payments via hosted checkout
        • Reduced PCI compliance scope (hosted page)
        • Seamless booking → payment → confirmation flow
        • Automatic payment status updates in RentSyst
        • Improved customer trust and conversion

        5. Go Live

        Once testing is complete:

        • Switch from staging API to live API URL (ask Powertranz support for live API URL)
        • Disable test mode
        • Start accepting real payments

        If you need help with credentials or testing, contact your Powertranz provider. Be sure to include your Powertranz ID for efficient assistance.