Before you begin
TOPIC | DISCUSSION |
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EdgePay Pivot | JavaScript Library and Function that you can add to your Payment page and bypass sending sensitive card data to your server, thus eliminating the risks associated with storing, processing, or transmitting credit card data and allows you to operate in a PCI Compliance way. |
AUTHORIZE AND CAPTURE OR SALE (CAPTURE TOO) | The credit card system is a 2-message system, with authorization preceding capture. Money only moves after capture. There are some good reasons for a 2-message system like tip adjust (final amount is less than or greater than the authorized amount), or if you ship your goods or deliver your services after the authorization date and time. But, if everything happens all at once, consider a sale payment that will automatically capture the transaction for you. |
TOKENIZATION | Do you want to store credit card or banking information on your server? If not, consider using one of our token services. You can request a token separately via the API, or as part of the payment request. One-time tokens can be requested via the Pivot API. Also, tokens can be requested or managed in the processing center. |
VERIFICATION ONLY | Sometimes verifying a card by using the address verification service (AVS only) or the security code (CVV or CVV2) may be helpful for some businesses. These are zero-amount services transactions but confirm that the person supplying the payment also knows the cardholder zip code and/or security code. ACS and CVV are also typically used on card-not-present payment transactions to verify the card is valid. |
DON'T KNOW THE FINAL AMOUNT YET | Sometimes the final amount cannot be determined at authorization. You can adjust the final amount with a capture transaction and an adjust code specifying the new amount and tip and/or tax if applicable. |
AVOID TRANSMITTING CARD DATA | If you want to avoid processing card data, consider Pivot. This API/Interface uses the customer's browser or even an employer browser and replaces the credit card with a 1-time token. |
SPECIAL DATA NEEDS FOR CERTAIN BUSINESSES OR TRANSACTION | Some businesses and, in certain circumstances, transactions will benefit from more data. The additional data can improve interchange and reduce costs. Also, some card-issuing banks may require more data for card not present transactions. Below are some examples where more data may be required: eCommerce or Keyed Transactions: eCommerce, mail order, telephone order transactions require billing zip and will cost less if you add billing address, billing city, billing state, and CVV code Recurring Transactions: If a transaction is recurring, such as a monthly membership, use the recurring action code and supporting fields to optimize approval rates and interchange Level 2: If you accept business credit cards or purchasing cards, you can include the tax amount and your purchase order number and reduce interchange expense by up to 1/2% for those payments Level 3: Much like Level 2, Level 3 will save even more on interchange for some business-to-business transactions. The amount of data required for Level 3 is much greater and is typically reserved for "system-to-system" interfaces Tips and Tip Adjust: If your business takes tips, use the "authorization, then capture" strategy and adjust the amount in the capture transaction |
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