Service allows merchants to create custom buttons on Web.
Press Release Summary:
Simple Checkout allows online merchants to create Buy Now and Donate buttons. To generate buttons, merchant enters applicable information into Authorize.Net merchant interface and HTML code is then automatically generated, which merchant then copies into its Website. For each item, merchants can customize item ID and description, suggested donation amounts, shipping methods, and maximum per order as well as display verified merchant seal.
Original Press Release:
Authorize.Net Announces Simple Checkout
Allows easy creation of 'Buy Now' and 'Donate' buttons for merchant Web sites
LAS VEGAS, April 15 / / - 2008 ETA Annual Meeting & Expo - CyberSource Corporation (NASDAQ:CYBS) today announced that its Authorize.Net small business solution is launching Simple Checkout, which allows online merchants to create easy-to-implement "Buy Now" and "Donate" buttons. Simple Checkout was designed specifically for organizations that rely on donations and specialty merchants that typically sell one item per order.
How Simple Checkout works
To generate the buttons, a merchant enters applicable information into the Authorize.Net merchant interface. For a donation, that information might be suggested dollar amounts. For sale of a product, likely information would be price, description, and shipping cost. HTML code is then automatically generated, which the merchant then copies into its Web site. When consumers click a Simple Checkout button, they are taken to Authorize.Net's secure, hosted payment form to enter required information. Because payment card data is collected using Authorize.Net's secure servers, Simple Checkout can simplify merchant compliance requirements with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).
Merchants can customize the following for each Simple Checkout item:
- Item ID and Description - Each Simple Checkout item can be assigned a
unique item ID and description, which is displayed on the Web site's
order page, payment form and receipt page.
- Suggested Donation Amounts - Charities can specify suggested donation
levels or allow donors to specify their own donation amount.
- Shipping Methods - If shipping is required, merchants can configure up
to 10 shipping methods (e.g. Ground, Overnight, Two Day, etc.), with
ranges and costs (e.g. 1-5 items = $4.95, 6-10 items = $6.95, etc.)
for each method.
- Maximum Per Order - Merchants can specify the maximum number of each
item, per order, that a customer may purchase.
- Verified Merchant Seal - Merchants can display the Authorize.Net
Verified Merchant Seal, increasing customer confidence and potentially
increasing sales.
In addition, Simple Checkout allows merchants to select from pre-designed Buy Now or Donate buttons or to create and customize their own buttons to match the look and feel of their Web site.
"Authorize.Net continues to add new ways of enhancing and simplifying our payment gateway to meet the needs of our diverse merchant base," stated Roy Banks, Authorize.Net president. "Merchants can now simply create Buy Now and Donate buttons, all within our secure merchant interface. Simple Checkout provides a great solution for merchants who don't fit the regular shopping cart model of doing business."
Authorize.Net offers multiple integration methods to meet the needs of its broad merchant base. In addition to Simple Checkout, the Advanced Integration Method (AIM) provides merchants with the ability to customize and control all phases of the customer's online transaction experience; and the Server Integration Method (SIM) is preferred by merchants who want Authorize.Net to manage the transaction process and handle the storage of sensitive cardholder data. Authorize.Net also supports dozens of certified third-party solutions that offer turnkey methods for connecting to the payment gateway.
For additional information on Simple Checkout and other Authorize.Net integration methods, please visit Authorize.Net's Integration Center located at www.developer.authorize.net/. For information on third party solutions that offer turnkey integration methods please visit www.authorize.net/csdir.
Availability
Simple Checkout is scheduled to be released in the second half of April 2008.
About CyberSource
CyberSource Corporation is a leading provider of electronic payment and risk management solutions. 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. Approximately 228,000 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 including Bellevue, Washington and American Fork, Utah. For more information on CyberSource please visit www.cybersource.com/ or email info@cybersource.com. For more information on Authorize.Net small business solutions, please visit www.authorize.net/ or email sales@authorize.net.
© 2008 CyberSource Corporation. All rights reserved. CyberSource is a registered trademark in the U.S. and other countries. Authorize.Net is a registered trademark in the U.S. All other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
Source: CyberSource Corporation
CONTACT: David Schwartz, +1-425-586-6039, david@authorize.net, for CyberSource Corporation
Web site: www.cybersource.com/
http://www.authorize.net/
