Description
Authorize.Net WebLink allows Internet-based businesses to authorize, process, and manage credit card transactions without worrying about all the complicated software, hardware, and expertise normally associated with processing payments over the Web.
When online customers are ready to purchase products or services from a merchant's Web site, WebLink either captures the necessary information (name, credit card number, etc.) from the site's own secure transaction page or displays a standard WebLink transaction page, hosted on an Authorize.Net server, for the customer to fill out.
This information is encrypted using 40 or 128 bitSecure Socket Layer technology and sent to an Authorize.Net transaction server. The server then sends the data through the authorization network to the appropriate card issuer's bank over 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 funded within 2-3 days.
Linking a merchant's Web site to the Authorize.Net system is simple. The merchant's Web site designer or developer simply inserts a few lines of HTML code that we provide to establish the link. Authorize.Net supports most available shopping cart software, so it integrates easily with most e-commerce solutions.
Merchants can also 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. Online businesses can also use the Authorize.Net Virtual Terminal to enter payment information manually if customers prefer to call in with their credit card information.
Benefits
The Internet represents a tremendous opportunity for your business -- whether you're a budding entrepreneur looking to market and sell your great new idea or a large corporation searching for new ways to increase sales. But selling goods and services on the Internet presents its own set of challenges -- like how to set up and maintain a secure, reliable, cost-effective system for authorizing payment and managing transactions. If you don't know what you're doing -- and even if you do -- that can be difficult, complicated, and expensive.
Authorize.Net removes the barriers that might prevent you from doing business on the Net. We take care of the complex issues for you with our advanced transaction processing system, so all you need to process and manage transactions over the Internet is the Authorize.Net payment system, a credit card merchant account, and a computer with an Internet connection and a Web browser. You don't have to buy or maintain expensive hardware or software. You don't have to worry about security, downtime, or making sure electronic transactions are processed and settled correctly.
Authorize.Net products can benefit online and traditional merchants by:
- Performing real-time online transactions from your Web site with AIM.
- Performing real-time manual transactions with Virtual Terminal.
- Processing periodic billing through the batch upload function.
- Processing recurring billing charges.
- Protecting against fraudulent transactions with the Address Verification Service (AVS).
- Taking advantage of complete online reporting capabilities.
- Accessing sales data from any computer in the world with Internet access and a Web browser.
- Offering electronic check payment options with eCheck.Net.
- Eliminating the need for additional hardware or software.
- Being compatible with any hardware and operating platform.
- Eliminating costly software upgrades and updates.
- Supporting an unlimited number of users simultaneously.
- Automatically settling transactions daily.
- Offering tech support via an e-mail menu item &endash; with a 24-hour response time.
