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CyberSource Payment Service

Fast, Powerful Transaction Processing
CyberSource Payment Service gives enterprises access to fast, reliable, and secure payment processing without the cost of developing, maintaining, and updating complex infrastructure. It couples the functionality and performance of an in-house system with the rapid deployment achieved through outsourcing, providing:

  • Exceptional real-time processing speed, usually within 3 seconds
  • Acceptance of multiple payment types and currencies, worldwide
  • Access to all major processors, worldwide
  • Unparalleled processing security
  • Service reliability backed by 24/7 operations support

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How it works
CyberSource Payment Service is remotely accessed in real-time. The authorization and settlement process is handled as follows.

  1. Customer places an order.
  2. The order information is securely transferred to CyberSource over the Internet via the Simple Commerce Messaging Protocol (SCMP).
  3. CyberSource receives the order information, performs the requested services, and routes the transaction authorization request through its payment gateway to the processor.
  4. The processor routes the transaction to the appropriate card association, which routes the transaction to the customer?ard issuing bank for authorization.
  5. The issuing bank returns authorization approval or decline.
  6. CyberSource returns the authorization approval/decline message to the merchant.
  7. The merchant sends settlement request to CyberSource.
  8. CyberSource sends a settlement request to the processor, who then routes it to the card associations who routes it to the issuing bank or directly to American Express or Discover.
  9. The issuing bank approves transfer of money to the acquiring bank (merchant bank).

Performance without the maintenance, cost
Not all enterprises choose to devote the resources needed to ensure payment system security, reliability, and rapid order processing. With CyberSource Payment Service, enterprises are assured that these factors are vigilantly maintained and monitored by our experienced technical and operations professionals.

Security : All CyberSource operations and procedures are thoroughly inspected and reviewed by credit card associations and major third-party processors. To further ensure data security during processing, CyberSource employs the following technical architecture

  • All payment information is transferred from the enterprise site to CyberSource using a secure messaging protocol based on DES and RSA public key encryption
  • Message authentication verifies the identity of the parties sending and receiving the payment-processing request
  • 24/7 secured access and monitoring of CyberSource payment services servers
  • Redundant lines handle all communications between CyberSource and payment processors

Reliability : CyberSource payment systems reside in secure data centers complete with redundant backup power supplies; seismic, water, and fire monitoring; 24/7 support personnel; and security guards and monitoring cameras. Parallel payment servers enhance processing speed and reliability through automatic load balancing and direct connectivity to select processors and banks.

Speed : CyberSource Payment Service consistently processes electronic payments in less than three seconds.

Learn more
To better understand how CyberSource Payment Service can be your payment solution, contact a sales person. For information about adding fraud detection to your Payment Service, view CyberSource Smart Authorization.