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NitroSell eCommerce Early Adopters’ Version Goes Live!

We are pleased to announce the early adopters‘ version of NitroSell eCommerce has been released as the live, stable version of the webstore!  Thank you to those of you who chose to try it out over the past 10 months, assisting us with cementing the new features and product improvements. For existing early adopters, this [...]

FAQ: Combating Credit Card Fraud using the Address Verification System (AVS)

In the first of a three-part series on combating fraud, we look at the address verification system (AVS). AVS assists in the authentication of a shopper claiming to own a credit card. It compares the shopper’s billing with the address(es) on file with the card company. AVS is not an exact science, however, because it [...]

FAQ: Delayed Capture with Offline Settlement

If your payment gateway supports it, delayed capture allows for transactions to be authorized on your shoppers’ cards without immediately settling the funds. The advantages of using it include: It gives you time to verify the authenticity of a customer’s details and credit status before shipping the purchased product, thus assisting in the prevention of [...]

VeriSign PayFlow Payment Gateway Migration

If you were using VeriSign PayFlow, you should have received notification from Paypal that the service would no longer be supported, following a software development kit (SDK) update. The notice stems from PayPal’s acquisition of VeriSign, almost four years ago. We had maintained the pre-existing VeriSign integration but support for it will expire on January [...]