Authorize.net
Updated 6 months ago
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Audience: Upper Management, Developers, Loan Servicing/Collections Managers, Administrator
Introduction
Authorize.net is a payment gateway that provides online processing of bank card payments. Using Authorize.net, you can process card payments online, without any physical swiping. If Authorize.net fits your lending practices and you would like to use the service, it can be configured through the LoanPro's integration with Secure Payments. This article explains the process.
Integration
LoanPro—with the integration of our other product, Secure Payments—makes it possible to process credit and debit card payments or eCheck and EFT payments directly inside LoanPro. Additionally, the integration will return error codes for failed payments, facilitate the reversal of payment transactions, and let you toggle your Authorize.net account between demo and live mode directly within your LoanPro settings.
To use Authorize.net, you will need a merchant services provider; we recommend Select Bankcard.
Add a Processor
To add your Authorize.net account to Secure Payments, navigate to Settings > Company > Merchant > Secure Payments inside your company account in LoanPro.
To add a new Authorize.net processor, navigate to the Debit/Credit Card tab and select 'Add Processor'.
Here, you will need to enter your credentials. The necessary credentials include your API Login ID and Transaction Key, which Authorize.net will have given you once you sign up and get approved. You'll also need to set a name for your processor and configure a few settings. Here is a breakdown of what each setting does:
Setting | Description |
Sandbox | This option allows you to toggle your Authorize.net account and a general sandbox account. Authorize.net has a sandbox account and a production account, and these are independent environments. However, you will need to request a sandbox account from Authorize.net if you would like access; it does not occur by default. In addition, credentials for an Authorize.net account are unique to each account. Thus, if you have a production account and you wish to use a sandbox account instead, you’ll need to contact Authorize.net to get a sandbox account with an independent credentials setup. This setting is also located within Secure Payments and lets you indicate the environment in which you desire to point the transactions. |
Test | This option allows you to send transactions to your Authorize.net account without processing the payment. (Transactions will be sent to either a live account or sandbox account, based on the configuration of the Authorize.net account.) This will let you test to see if transactions from LoanPro are being sent to Authorize.net properly. It is also meant to test the configuration and communication between the two platforms. |
Default | This option allows you to set this processor as your default. |
Auto Reversal | This option determines if transactions that are charged back and reversed within Authorize.net are also reversed within LoanPro automatically. |
When finished, click 'Save' to save the processor.
Payment IDs
Once integrated, the LoanPro account number and payment ID are added into the memo line for each payment inside of Authorize.net. This will help you match transactions made in Authorize.net with transactions in LoanPro. If an Authorize.net transaction is posted, you will be able to see both the Transaction ID and Batch ID in Secure Payments as well.
Common Uses & Questions
Here's some information for specific roles within your company.
Upper Management Use
As we mentioned earlier, Authorize.net is unique among our integrated processors in that it requires you to work with a merchant services provider, the company who actually works with the borrower's card issuer. We recommend Select Bankcard.
Developers Use
• Create Authorize.net Processor
• Process Authorize.net Payment
Administrator or Loan Servicing/Collections Managers Use
Can Authorize.net process funding transactions? They do not. If you want to fund loans through card channels in LMS, you'll need to also integrate with another processor that does handle funding, such as LoanPaymentPro or TabaPay.
What’s Next
With processors set up, you're likely ready to log payments. We explain the basics in our article Payments 101, and the finer details in Payments – Intermediate.
You might also be interested in setting up Merchant Processor Groups or Payment Defaults.