LinkPoint® Connect

The LinkPoint® Connect is a simplified solution for adding e-commerce payment functionality to a merchant’s Web site. It gives merchants fast and easy Web payments, complete with SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) security and fraud protection measures. Merchants need only develop an order form, copy and paste a few HTML tags and they’re ready for business! LinkPoint® Connect comes with the LinkPoint® Central service for comprehensive store management; i.e., customizing e-mails, managing fraud protection, viewing and downloading reports, performing returns, or even manually entering e-commerce transactions. It is an ideal product for the merchant who has limited Web development expertise and resources. No secure Web server is required to use the LinkPoint® Connect solution—all sensitive payment data can be handled by the SSL-secured LinkPoint® Connect payment service. The LinkPoint® Connect service processes payments for any merchant Web site that requires basic payment functionality.

How it Works

  1. A customer visits an order form located on the merchants Web server. The customer selects the item she wants to purchase and clicks on the Pay Now button.

  2. The customer is transferred to a highly secure payment form hosted on the LinkPoint® Secure Payment Gateway, where she enters her billing and shipping information, credit card number and expiration date. She clicks the Submit button.
  3. The order and payment information is sent via a secured Internet connection to the LinkPoint® Secure Payment Gateway.
  4. The LinkPoint® Connect service transmits the order and payment information to the credit card processing network through a dedicated, secure lease line and receives a response.
  5. The customer reviews the LinkPoint® Connect receipt page, confirming the details of her approved credit card transaction. She clicks to continue.
  6. The LinkPoint® Connect service automatically sends her an e-mail receipt for her purchase.
  7. The LinkPoint® Connect service posts all order and payment information back to the merchant’s Web server.
  8. The customer is returned to an Order Confirmed page on the merchant’s Web site that outlines the details of the order and remind the customer that a receipt has been e-mailed.
  9. The merchant reviews her online orders by logging into the LinkPoint® Central service (included with the LinkPoint® Connect payment solution). She downloads transaction data to import into her order management database..