| Doc. Number | Article Title | Effective Date | Version |
| FHC-XX | Community Merchant Solutions (CMS) Payment Gateway | November 02, 2026 | 0.7 |
Community Merchant Solutions (CMS) is a payment gateway that links Forth to merchant processors.
Integration Details:
- Accepts only CC (Credit Card) transaction type.
- Forth CRM accounts with the Multi-Company/Affiliate Enhancement can integrate unique CMS gateway accounts to each individual company.
- We use Authorize.Net emulation to connect to CMS.
Processing Details:
CMS processes payments in batches, on the day that they are scheduled. Transactions are moved to Pending status once processed, then updated to Cleared or Returned according to the API report provided to us from CMS.
Batch Times (CST):
9:00AM, 12:00PM, 1:00PM, 2:00PM, 3:00PM, 4:00PM, 5:00PM, 6:00PM, 7:00PM
Integrating CMS with Forth
To integrate your CMS gateway account with Forth, send an email request to Support@setforth.com. Your email request must contain the following company details and CMS gateway account API credentials:
Company Name
Merchant Name (Ex: WorldPay, WorldPay2, TSYS, Pivitol)
Account ID
API PIN
**How do I obtain my API Credentials? Send an email request to wswapp@cmscards.com.
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Article Version History:
| Version | Effective Date | Description |
| Basic | 11/21/2017 | Initial Release |
| 0.1 | 04/28/2021 | Minor Updates |
| 0.2 | 05/19/2023 | Minor Updates and updated to Forth branding. |
| 0.3 | 09/28/2023 | Added header and version control footer. |
| 0.4 | 09/10/2024 | Confirmed hyperlinks are active. Added "WorldPay2" to list of merchant names. |
| 0.5 | 12/18/2024 | Removed broken hyperlink from logo at the beginning of this article. |
| 0.6 | 12/21/2025 | Formatting and grammatical tweaks only; |
| 0.7 | 11/02/2026 | Updated title to improve searchability. |