Miva Merchant and payQuake have announced the formation of a new joint venture, Miva Merchant Payment LLC. This new corporation will combine the market leaders in e-commerce software and credit card processing under one umbrella in the merchant credit card processing business.

Starting immediately, Miva Merchant will offer a new no-fee "Basic" partner category in addition to the current Standard and Premium categories. Benefits of the Basic Partner agreement include rights to resell Miva Merchant software, wholesale pricing for Miva Merchant products and access to Developer, API and Hosting documentation.The Basic Partner agreement is available to both existing and new partners. New partners will be eligible to receive free initial installation and set up training from Miva Merchant technicians. In order to apply as a Basic, Standard or Premier partner, please complete our partner interest form at http://www.mivamerchant.com/partners/signup/.