E-gateway

What E-gateway does

E-gateway, operated by Mantis Technologies (ABN 591 0728 0400, Helensvale, Queensland), is a private Australian payment gateway provider founded in 2001. Its core product is a manual credit card transaction gateway through which card details captured on merchant websites are made available to the seller for human review and processing via their existing card payment infrastructure, such as an EFTPOS terminal or Virtual POS system, before authorization. The platform supports Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Diners Club, and JCB, with multi-currency capability spanning Australia, the USA, Canada, the UK, and Europe, and integrates with most shopping carts via simple HTML form posting rather than a public API.

The underlying technology is a proprietary secure payment engine using 128-bit SSL encryption with quarterly independent third-party PCI-DSS audits and temporary encrypted storage of card details that are erased post-processing. An optional Order Form Builder add-on enables merchants without a shopping cart to construct and link fully customized order pages with unlimited items and automatic email alerts.

E-gateway commercializes through a self-serve product-led growth model with a flat A$350 (inc GST) annual subscription per merchant and unlimited transactions, eliminating per-transaction fees. It targets Australian website owners and small-to-medium e-commerce businesses frustrated by bank and gateway transaction costs, using website content marketing, SEO for Australian payment-gateway keywords, and a Clixgalore affiliate program as the primary acquisition channels. The company is founder-operated with no disclosed institutional investment, M&A activity, or leadership changes in the available data.

Name

E-gateway

Legal name

Mantis Technologies

Website

https://egateway.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Short description

E-gateway, operated by Mantis Technologies in Australia, provides a manual credit card payment gateway that allows SMBs and e-commerce merchants to review transactions before processing. It charges a flat A$350 annual subscription with unlimited transactions and maintains PCI-DSS compliance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Payment Processing

NAICS

Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities (522320), Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities (52232)

akta.pro primary industry

Merchant Payment Gateways (API/Hosted Checkout) (FSAMACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Payment Gateways & Orchestration (BPAMAFAA), Payment Gateways & API Connectivity (FSAGABAB)

Keywords

• Online payment gateway
• Credit card processing
• Merchant services
• PCI-DSS compliance
• Manual transaction processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Helensvale

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Annual Subscription Fee: Annual fee of $350 (inc GST) provides unlimited transactions with no per-transaction fees. Revenue is entirely subscription-based, making it predictable and scalable as customer transaction volume grows without additional cost to the company.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

E-Gateway is a manual online payment gateway service that enables website owners and e-commerce merchants to accept credit card payments through a secure transaction system. Card details collected via E-Gateway are made available to the seller for manual processing through their existing card payment system (e.g., EFTPOS machine, manual slider, or Virtual POS). The service operates on a flat annual subscription fee of $350 (inc GST) with unlimited transactions and no per-transaction fees, and includes PCI-DSS compliant infrastructure.

Product overview

E-gateway (operated by Mantis Technologies, ABN 591 072 804 00) is an Australian payment gateway provider offering a single core product — the E-Gateway Payment Gateway — as a manual credit card processing solution. The gateway is positioned as Australia's first manual payment gateway, established in 2001, and is offered alongside an optional Order Form Builder add-on that enables merchants without a shopping cart to create and link order forms to their website. The product portfolio is unified around secure, PCI-DSS-compliant credit card collection for online merchants, with no transaction fees and a simple annual fee model.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• E-Gateway Payment Gateway Australia's first manual payment gateway enabling website owners and e-commerce merchants to accept credit card payments online through a secure transaction system. Supports Visa, Amex, Mastercard, Diners Club, and JCB, with multi-currency capability for Australia, USA, Canada, Europe, UK, and other regions. Card details are made available to the seller for manual processing through their existing card payment system (EFTPOS, manual slider, or Virtual POS), enabling fraud review before processing. Priced at $350/year (inc GST) with unlimited transactions and no per-transaction fees.
• Order Form Builder Optional add-on feature that allows merchants to build fully integrated order forms from within E-Gateway and link to them from their website. Supports unlimited items (products/services), customization of page graphics and layout, automatic email alerts of new orders, and a secure facility to download and process orders. Targeted at merchants who do not already have a shopping cart.

Quantifiable outcome

• No per-transaction fees - unlimited transactions included in annual fee

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ClixgaloreminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAffiliate marketing partnership through Clixgalore for customer acquisition. Merchants can become affiliates to promote the E-Gateway payment solution.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• eWAY: Australia's most prominent domestic payment gateway, now owned by Global Payments. Directly competes with E-gateway for the same Australian SMB and online merchant segment with API and hosted checkout integrations.
• SecurePay: Australia Post-owned payment gateway serving Australian online merchants with hosted payment pages and API. A direct substitute for E-gateway for SMBs needing PCI-DSS-compliant credit card acceptance.
• Pin Payments: Australian online payment gateway providing card acceptance for SMBs and startups with an API-first design. Competes head-to-head with E-gateway in the Australian online merchant segment but with a more modern developer experience.

Broad incumbents

• Stripe: Global API-first payment platform widely used by Australian online businesses. Operates broadly in payment processing/orchestration and represents the standard E-gateway is benchmarked against for integration quality.
• PayPal: Global incumbent in online payments with PayPal Checkout, Braintree, and card processing. Overlaps directly with E-gateway's merchant card-acceptance use case as part of a much broader consumer and merchant portfolio.
• Adyen: Global unified payments platform serving enterprise and platform merchants. Operates in the same payments-processing category as E-gateway but targets larger volume merchants with full-stack acquiring and processing.
• Square (Block): Provides online and in-person payment processing to SMBs globally, including Australia. Comparable in target customer (small merchants) and pricing philosophy, but with a vastly broader product suite.
• Westpac / NAB / CBA merchant gateways: Major Australian banks bundle payment gateway services (e.g., Westpac PayWay, NAB Transact) with merchant accounts. They compete for the same Australian online merchants E-gateway targets, leveraging bundled banking relationships.

Regional players

• Payment Express (PX Pay): New Zealand-origin payment gateway with Australian merchant coverage offering hosted payment pages, APIs, and EFTPOS integration. Comparable in functionality and regional SMB focus, though more modern in delivery than E-gateway.
• Tyro Payments: Australian bank-alternative providing EFTPOS and online payment processing to SMBs. Comparable end-customer base (Australian merchants), though stronger in physical POS and integrated banking than in pure online gateway.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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