Hi there,
I've spent some time looking at the various integration methods, and haven't been able to accurately determine if Authorize.Net can do what we require.
I'll explain.
We develop and sell a web-based POS solution for bricks-and-mortar retailers. Some of our customers are Authorize.Net customers, and have asked us if we can integrate with Authorize.Net.
We've already integrated with Element Payment Services, and what we're looking for from Authorize.Net is a service that is essentially the same as theirs. Requirements are something like this:
- Card-present solution, to avoid extra card-not-present fees. It seems DPM is a card-not-present solution.
- We don't want to touch Card data. We don't want to start down the PCI compliance path, unless it's absolutely essential. As such, an iframed page seems to be about the only way to go. I know DPM comes close, but I believe (rightly or wrongly) that an iframed solution is slightly safer.
- Needs to support a USB magnetic card reader (as a keyboard).
Any and all advice is welcome - please feel free to correct any false assumptions/conclusions I may have.
Cheers,
Dan.