Authorize.Net

Authorize.Net is a cloud-based payment platform for businesses that take card payments. It handles transactions made online, face to face and over the phone. The listing links it to Cybersource, which sits in the same product family under Visa.

What Authorize.Net offers

• Payment acceptance — online, in-person and mobile payments across many countries.
• Fraud screening — a Decision Manager tool that uses detectors such as IP geolocation and biometrics.
• Secure card storage — sensitive card data held in Visa data centres, reducing PCI DSS workload.
• Extra services — global tax calculation and recurring billing.
• Developer tools — APIs, client libraries, SDKs in six coding languages and a sandbox with sample code.

Who it works with

Merchants of different sizes that need one platform across sales channels and regions, plus software partners that build integrations.

Key facts

• Parent products: Cybersource and Authorize.Net share a platform
• Reach: payment acceptance stated for most countries and territories
• Compliance: support for PCI DSS requirements