The Merchant Interface

The Merchant Interface provides your with online access to your Integrated Payment Service (IPS) account allows you to manage all aspects of your account. Here are just some of the features of the Merchant Interface:

• Access to the Virtual Terminal
• Real-time management of system settings
• Dynamic reports of current and past transaction activity (screenshots below!)
• Ability to search transaction histories
• Management of credits and returns (screenshots below!)
• Access to AVS (Address Verification) filters
• Password Management
• Recurring billing and batch upload functions

The Virtual Terminal - Overview

The Virtual Terminal is a secure, browser-based interface that provides:

• A simple and secure, web-based interface that allows you to accept, authorize, process, and settle online payments using any computer that has an Internet connection and a Web browser.
• A faster and more secure connection than standard dial-up authorization systems, replacing standard terminals and software with expert optimization. View a screenshot of the Authorize.Net Virtual Terminal in action below!

	A Customer phones, faxes, or mails in order information to the Merchant using a Visa®, MasterCard®, American Express®, or Discover® credit card -- or an electronic check (eCheck).
	The Merchant manually enters the Customer's payment information into the Virtual Terminal feature of the Authorize.Net Merchant Interface. The Merchant may also upload a file with payment information via the Merchant Interface's Upload Transaction File feature. (The Upload Transaction File feature of the Virtual Terminal allows you to upload a file containing multiple transactions to the Payment Gateway, providing a quick solution for recurring and high-volume transaction processing.)
	Whether via the Virtual Terminal or Upload File feature, the Customer's payment information is transmitted securely to the Authorize.Net Payment Gateway and SecureSource Risk Assessor for fraud screening and authorization.
	The authorization (or decline) response is returned via the Authorize.Net Merchant Interface to the Merchant.

Manage Transactions and
Monitor Transaction Status

View, monitor, and manage the status of current and pending transactions with the click of a mouse! Run dynamic reports of past transaction activity in seconds!

Screenshot of Current Transaction Management:

Screenshot of Dynamic Transaction Reports Interface of the Merchant Menu:

Manage Credits and Returns:
The Virtual Terminal In-Action!

Using the Authorize.Net Virtual Terminal portion of the Merchant Interface allows the merchant to manage credits and returns with every little effort, as well as charge credit cards or debit electronic checks.

We hope that you find this information helpful, detailed, and straightforward. If you have any questions at all, please feel free to Contact Us.