Authorize.net launches Simple Checkout service for small merchants

[mandy]

Authorize.Net this week launched a new payment service designed for specialty merchants that typically sell one item per order.

The Simple Checkout application allows online merchants to create easy-to-implement “Buy Now” buttons. To generate the button, a merchant enters information such as price, description and shipping cost into the Authorize.Net merchant interface. The Simple Checkout application then automatically generates an HTML code, which the merchant copies into its web site...

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Press release:

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. ..

full press release: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/...1974.shtml