Online Payment System: Authorize.Net
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General information
Since 1996, Authorize.Net has been a leading provider of payment gateway services, managing the submission of payment transactions to the processing networks on behalf of merchant customers. On November 1, 2007, CyberSource Corporation acquired Authorize.Net. Collectively, the companies processed approximately 1.1 billion transactions in 2006, representing $65 billion of e-commerce. Authorize.Net enables merchants to authorize, settle and manage credit card and electronic check transactions via Web sites, retail stores, mail order/telephone order (MOTO) call centers and mobile devices. CyberSource solutions enable electronic payment processing for Web, call center, and POS environments. CyberSource also offers industry leading risk management solutions for merchants accepting card-not-present transactions. CyberSource Professional Services designs, integrates, and optimizes commerce transaction processing systems. Over 20,000 businesses use CyberSource solutions, including half the companies comprising the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and has sales and service offices in Japan, the United Kingdom, and other locations in the United States. For more information, please visit CyberSource's web site at www.cybersource.com.
Currencies
Visa, MasterCard, Diskover, American ExpressUsers
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Authorize.Net’s services are sold through an extensive network of reseller partners that offer industry leading payment services. Our resellers can also help you establish a merchant account (the bank account required for you to accept credit card payments).
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* Actual retail fees vary according to prices set by Authorize.Net resellers, who determine prices based on your business type and transaction volume, as well as other factors such as special promotions. The fee structure above does not include merchant account fees charged by your bank or card association.
Integration approaches
Authorize.Net understands the evolving needs of Web merchants -- our solutions are designed to help you grow your online business.
- Accept a Variety of Payments – All major credit cards, eCheck.Net (electronic checks from bank accounts), gift cards, signature debits, and Internet auctions.
- Manage Your Transactions – Use our full-featured Merchant Interface to monitor and control payments through your Web site.
- Prevent Fraud – Identify suspicious transactions with our value-adding products and built-in fraud tools.
- Risk Management – Sensitive data is stored in the Authorize.Net PCI-compliant data center, never on your computer.
- Receive Payments Quickly – Your funds are automatically deposited into your merchant bank account within days.
- Free Help – Authorize.Net provides live technical and account support to merchants, as well as access to online documentation and user guides.
Information for developers
All you need to authorize and process payments through Authorize.Net is a live Internet connection and the ability to emulate an HTML Form Post using a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) connection. Most Web development languages provide libraries or object-oriented code that can do this.
- Easy to Integrate - Our application programming interface (API) includes sample code and a robust test environment.
- No Up-Front Fees - You’ll have quick access to our test environment -- no software development kit (SDK) or license fees.
- One-To-Many Integration - A single integration to Authorize.Net provides Class B certified connections to the leading payment processors, so you can start selling to virtually every U.S. merchant.
- Professional Support - Free Integration Services e-mail support.