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Authorize.Net, A CyberSource Solution

Since 1996, Authorize.Net has been a leading provider of payment gateway services, managing the submission of payment transactions to the processing networks on behalf of merchant customers. On November 1, 2007, CyberSource Corporation acquired Authorize.Net. Collectively, the companies processed approximately 1.1 billion transactions in 2006, representing $65 billion of e-commerce.

Authorize.Net enables merchants to authorize, settle and manage credit card and electronic check transactions via Web sites, retail stores, mail order/telephone order (MOTO) call centers and mobile devices.
  • Reputation You Can Trust - More than 212,000 merchants trust Authorize.Net to manage their payment transactions securely and reliably.
  • Easy to Integrate - Authorize.Net offers several methods for linking Web sites to the payment gateway. Web merchants can choose the method that best suits their business needs. Retail merchants integrate to the payment gateway via third-party POS solutions.
  • Free Customer Support - Customer satisfaction is our number one priority. That's why we provide free customer support seven days a week via toll-free telephone, e-mail and online chat. Representatives are available Monday through Friday from 6 AM to 6 PM Pacific time.
  • Scalability - Authorize.Net provides valuable solutions for cost-conscious merchants. If your business needs change, you can transition to the CyberSource Advanced service for enterprise-volume processing, international payments, advanced risk management services, and more.
  • Business Partnerships - We are dedicated to providing products and value-adding services and tools that help merchants minimize risk, reduce costs and increase revenue.

About Our Resellers
Authorize.Net services are sold through an extensive network of reseller partners including Independent Sales Organizations (ISOs), Merchant Service Providers (MSPs) and financial institutions that offer Authorize.Net payment services to their merchant customers.

About Our Merchants
Authorize.Net merchants encompass a wide variety of business industries: information, communication, government, sports, religion, education, gourmet foods and many others. Regardless of their business type, merchants benefit by providing their customers with convenient, secure and reliable payment options without needing to invest in the ongoing development, support and legal compliance of a sophisticated in-house payment system.

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.
 
  • November 1996 - Authorize.Net is founded in Provo, UT.
  • March 1997 - Authorize.Net launches the eCheck.Net service.
  • September 1997 - Authorize.Net partners with its first reseller, U.S. Merchant Systems, initiating its world class reseller channel.
  • December 1998 - Authorize.Net surpasses 10,000 active merchants.
  • March 2001 - Authorize.Net surpasses 50,000 active merchants.
  • September 2001 - Authorize.Net partners with Wells Fargo to launch SecureSource®, providing merchants with a merchant account and payment gateway account in one step.
  • September 2002 - Authorize.Net adds the New York Times Digital and the University of California to its growing list of blue chip merchants
  • January 2003 - Authorize.Net surpasses 75,000 active merchants.
  • September 2003 - Authorize.Net announces the release of Automated Recurring Billing.
  • December 2003 - Authorize.Net is certified as compliant with Visa’s Cardholder Information Security Program (CISP).
  • April 2004 - Authorize.Net announces support for card-present transactions.
  • April 2004 - Authorize.Net announces the release of Fraud Detection Suite.
  • July 2004 - Authorize.Net surpasses 100,000 active merchants.
  • December 2004 - Authorize.Net processes 1,000,000 transactions in a 24-hour period.
  • March 2005 - Authorize.Net president, Roy Banks, is elected to the Electronic Transaction Association (ETA) Board of Directors
 
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