API Overview

Payments Acquirer Implementation Guide
- Pilot Release
- Recent Revisions to This Document
- VISA Platform Connect: Specifications and Conditions for Resellers/Partners

Introduction to Payments Acquirer Implementation
- Authorization and Capture Service Data Flow
- Merchant Services
- Processing Data Flow

Primary Service Features
- TC 33.A Capture File
- Edit Package
- File Delivery Options

Implementation Tasks
- Task 1: Create an Internal Project Plan
- Task 2: Fulfill Internal System Requirements
- Task 3: Establish Merchant Relationships
- Task 4: Request and Complete Forms
- Task 5: Complete Internal Systems Updates
- Task 6: Finish Testing
- Task 7: Establish a Go-Live Date
- Task 8: Manage Merchant Boarding
- Task 9: Monitor Production Activity

Merchant Set-Up Tasks
- Task 1: Register the Merchant
- Task 2: Choose an Integration Method
- Task 3: Download Documentation
- Task 4: Create Encryption Key
- Task 5: Merchant Codes and Test
- Task 6: Submit Quote and Contract(s)
- Task 7: Configure Merchant Banking
- Task 8: Product Configuration
- Task 9: Going Live

Testing Support
- Acquirer Testing
- Merchant Testing

Reference Information
- Enhanced Capture File Specifications
- Reject and Response Codes

Capture File Best Practices

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Task 2: Choose an Integration Method

Many merchants connect to Visa Acceptance Solutions for transaction processing download one of the Visa Acceptance Solutions pre-built API clients.

These API clients fall into these categories:

Visa Acceptance Solutions development platform with REST-based connection.

Simple Order API (pre-built API using either an XML or Name-Value Pair data scheme)

SOAP Toolkit API alternative hosted and secured options.

There are alternate means to send Visa Acceptance Solutions transaction requests, although many merchants will use some form of the API clients as their default processing model (linked to the payment pages of their web site).

API clients can be found on the Visa Acceptance Solutions Developer Center website at the following web link: developer-guides.html

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