{"id":38,"date":"2022-12-07T22:16:32","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T22:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iolosystem.com\/faq\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=38"},"modified":"2025-12-31T17:38:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T01:38:55","slug":"what-is-2checkout-and-why-is-it-showing-up-in-my-payment-processing","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.iolosystem.com\/faq\/kb\/what-is-2checkout-and-why-is-it-showing-up-in-my-payment-processing\/","title":{"rendered":"What is 2Checkout and why is it showing up in my payment processing?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2Checkout (formerly, Avangate) is an e-commerce company that iolo uses to sell System Mechanic and other iolo products online. The company was founded in 2006 in Amsterdam and has since become a leading provider of secure digital \u201cshopping cart\u201d and payment processing services for many software companies worldwide. As iolo\u2019s secure online checkout provider, 2Checkout facilitates iolo software transactions using a safe, industry standardized protocol.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-identifyelement=\"489\">Iolo has transitioned away from 2Checkout and currently uses sticky.io (formerly LimeLight) and PayPro Global, to securely process transactions on behalf of iolo. Sticky.io and PayPro Global are PCI-compliant\/GDPR payment processors that adhere to international payment processing and privacy best practices and laws.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-identifyelement=\"492\"><span dir=\"ltr\">Sticky io, is based in the US, powers more than 70M subscriptions around the world, and processed over $4B in the past year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-identifyelement=\"492\">PayPro Global PayPro Global is one of the top fully secure and reliable e-commerce solutions providers for companies world-wide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2Checkout (formerly, Avangate) is an e-commerce company that iolo uses to sell System Mechanic and other iolo products online. The company was founded in 2006 in Amsterdam and has since become a leading provider of secure digital \u201cshopping cart\u201d and payment processing services for many software companies worldwide. 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