Payer Authentication Developer Guide

This section describes how to use this guide and where to find further information.
Audience and Purpose
This guide is written for merchant application developers who want to use the
Simple Order
 API to integrate payer authentication services into their system. It describes the tasks you must perform in order to complete this integration.
Implementing payer authentication services requires software development skills.
Scope
This guide describes how to use the
Simple Order
 API to integrate payer authentication services with your order management system. It does not describe how to get started using the
Simple Order
 API nor does it explain how to use services other than payer authentication. For that information, see the
Related Documentation
 section.
Conventions
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Important
 statement contains information essential to successfully completing a task or learning a concept.
A
Warning
 contains information or instructions, which, if not followed, can result in a security risk, irreversible loss of data, or significant cost in time or revenue.
Related Documentation
Visit the Technical Documentation Hub to find additional documentation.
Customer Support
For support information about any service, visit the Support Center:
Cybersource customer support.

VISA Platform Connect: Specifications and Conditions for Resellers/Partners

The following are specifications and conditions that apply to a Reseller/Partner enabling its merchants through
Cybersource for Visa Platform Connect (“VPC”) processing
. Failure to meet any of the specifications and conditions below is subject to the liability provisions and indemnification obligations under Reseller/Partner’s contract with Visa/Cybersource.
  1. Before boarding merchants for payment processing on a VPC acquirer’s connection, Reseller/Partner and the VPC acquirer must have a contract or other legal agreement that permits Reseller/Partner to enable its merchants to process payments with the acquirer through the dedicated VPC connection and/or traditional connection with such VPC acquirer.
  2. Reseller/Partner is responsible for boarding and enabling its merchants in accordance with the terms of the contract or other legal agreement with the relevant VPC acquirer.
  3. Reseller/Partner acknowledges and agrees that all considerations and fees associated with chargebacks, interchange downgrades, settlement issues, funding delays, and other processing related activities are strictly between Reseller and the relevant VPC acquirer.
  4. Reseller/Partner acknowledges and agrees that the relevant VPC acquirer is responsible for payment processing issues, including but not limited to, transaction declines by network/issuer, decline rates, and interchange qualification, as may be agreed to or outlined in the contract or other legal agreement between Reseller/Partner and such VPC acquirer.
DISCLAIMER: NEITHER VISA NOR CYBERSOURCE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS BY THE VISA PLATFORM CONNECT ACQUIRER IN PROCESSING TRANSACTIONS. NEITHER VISA NOR CYBERSOURCE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR RESELLER/PARTNER BOARDING MERCHANTS OR ENABLING MERCHANT PROCESSING IN VIOLATION OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS IMPOSED BY THE RELEVANT VISA PLATFORM CONNECT ACQUIRER.
Payer Authentication Developer Guide