We use Authorize Net's SIM
method of integration to
securely automate credit card transactions directly from your website.
Authorize Net
processes dollar payments for US merchants. Countries outside of the US can find a list of compatible payment systems on our merchant account page.
Authorize Net's gateway is compatible with the Shop 3 version of our program using their SIM integration method.
SIM (Simple Integration Method) is a secure
online payment-processing system for the shopping cart that allows Internet-based
businesses to authorize, process and manage credit card transactions directly from their
Web site. There are no worries about the complicated software, hardware and expertise
normally associated with enabling e-commerce.
The integration method captures the necessary customer
information (name, credit card number, etc.) from a merchant’s own secure transaction
page, or it can display a customizable transaction page hosted on an Authorize.Net secure
server, for the customer to fill out.
The customer’s information is encrypted using 40- or 128-bit Secure Socket Layer
technology and sent from the shopping cart to an Authorize.Net transaction server. The
server sends the data through the authorization network to the appropriate card issuer's
bank, using a secure, proprietary connection. When the authorization process is complete
-- this takes around five seconds -- the customer receives an approval or decline response
and the Authorize.Net server stores the transaction. Transactions are automatically
settled each day and are funded within two to three business days.
Merchants can check the status of transactions or run reports on past activity by going to
the Authorize.Net Web site and logging on to their own password-protected Authorize.Net
site. And online businesses can use the Authorize.Net Virtual Terminal to enter payment
information manually if customers prefer to call in their credit card information.