[ic] Payment Providers

[Carlc Internet Services]

> -----Original Message-----
> Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2001 10:51:20 -0600
> From: Jason Balicki <kodak@asi-computers.com>
> Organization: Alexander Systems, Inc.
> To: interchange-users@interchange.redhat.com
> Subject: [ic] Payment Providers
> Reply-To: interchange-users@interchange.redhat.com
> 
> Hi guys,
> 
> We're finaly ready to start setting up payment processing,
> and -- of course -- I've got some questions.
> 
> B:  since we already have a merchant account with Concord, I
> theoreticaly could set up CCVS and a modem on the web server,
> obviously this will introduce delays in processing.  I know
> there are people who have set up IC this way, could I get
> your feelings on pros/cons using CCVS?  How bad are the delays?

Well, I originally, years ago, connected CCVS with Minivend
4.04a.... Its grown into an entire industry <grin>...
Check out hotconnect.net to see... That's an entire IC/Minivend
setup with CCVS. As to delays, its faster than most Internet
connections and never a drop (at least with the Credit Card
houses I use for connection). The average CC transaction is
done in about 5-7 seconds on CCVS and that's with AVS/CCV2
turned on. Its not long for a dialtone/9digits/1200 baud
handshake.... How long does a POS take? Is that acceptable
as its going to be about the same.....

Connecting IC to CCVS is a little fun (the older the version,
the more fun). You can do it, but you better learn PERL.
Oh, you better learn all the possible returns that particular
vendor will send down the CCVS pipe. No two vendors are the
same! You might have RETURN on one and REVERSE on the other!
Be very careful on this. You can get burned by the Credit
Card company.

> III:  The question asked once a week, at least:  how do I
> go about integrating a payment processor that isn't built
> into IC?  Would any of you perl gods like to offer a price
> on integrating IC with whichever payment processor my boss
> decides to use (since I just *know* he's going to pick one
> that IC doesn't support out of the box.  He's already
> tried twice, once with Payflow Link and again with
> Concord EFS.  Grrr.)

Contact me offline if you want to pursue it...

Carl

http://www.hotconnect.net/