Internet Secure Merchant Direct and Interac Online

[Danielle]

Hi all,

I've finally got this contribution packaged up and ready to go! I've tested it with Zen Cart v1.3.8 and it works perfectly. It should work on older versions too, but make sure you test thoroughly before going live.

Here's a brief description of the contribution:

This module allows you to use the Internet Secure Merchant Direct Gateway to process credit card transactions on your website. By using this module, your customers will not have to leave your website at all during the transaction. They will enter their credit card details right on the payment screen of your store. Their credit card will then be processed in real time when they click the Confirm Order button. If their card is declined, they will be taken back to the payment screen with an error message. If their card is approved, they will see the checkout success page and you will receive an order notification.

This module also allows you to process Interac Online transactions via the Internet Secure Merchant Link Gateway. The customer chooses Interac Online as their payment option, and once they click the Confirm Order button, they will be sent to the Interac Online website to continue with their payment.

Link to the download: http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?ma...roducts_id=817

Please feel free to post with any questions or suggestions.

Enjoy!

[Rebelwax]

This is awesome Danielle! Thanks so much. Just downloaded it and will test it out as soon as I can.

[recket]

Hi Danielle,
Thanks very much for this important contribution.

One question. Is there any MAJOR difference between this module and the Authorize.net AIM which I've been able to install and works perfectly with internetsecure?

Thanks again.

[Danielle]

Nope :) It's basically the same, this one will be easier for anyone who doesn't have the Auth.net AIM already working, but if you do then there is really no reason to switch. If you want to use Interac Online then you could install just that portion of the mod.

[Rebelwax]

I installed the module and I enabled both the US and Canadian modules. When I go to checkout it has both credit card fields up there. Is there a way for it to display just one depending on if you are from the US or Canada?

[Rebelwax]

This also brings up the question....Do I even need to have both a US and Canadian merchant account? Can I just use a Canadian account and still accept credit cards from the US?

[Danielle]

I installed the module and I enabled both the US and Canadian modules. When I go to checkout it has both credit card fields up there. Is there a way for it to display just one depending on if you are from the US or Canada?

Yes, this is briefly explained in the readme file, but you have to set up zones for your store and assign each module to the correct zone. I have a US zone which includes all of the US and a CAD zone which includes all of Canada. Once you've set up your zones, in Modules-Payments, find the payment module you want and click Edit, then choose the applicable zone from the dropdown box.

This also brings up the question....Do I even need to have both a US and Canadian merchant account? Can I just use a Canadian account and still accept credit cards from the US?

Yes, you definitely can. The only difference is that with a US merchant account, the customers card will be charged in US funds, so it will be the exact same amount as shown on the invoice from your store. With a CAD merchant account, your US customers are billed in CAD, which is then converted to US by their credit card company. The conversion is done at the next days exchange rate, so this means that the amount actually charged to their card can vary slightly from the amount shown on your store invoice. It shouldn't vary by too much though, sometimes it will be a few cents more, sometimes a few cents less.

It's really not a huge issue, but if you start to do a lot of US transactions then you might want to look at having the multi-currency merchant account.

[Danielle]

I'm assuming no one here is using the Interac Online portion of this mod because no one has reported any issues, but I have uploaded a new version of the mod to the downloads section which fixes a bug in the Interac Online module. You need the new version if you are using Interac Online.

[SPL_Pro_Audio]

Hi,

I believe I've installed this module correctly, however testing the INTERAC online module returns an error from InternetSecure. My account is live, and I believe my admin settings are set correctly too (Enable set to true, payment zone set to none, CAD merchant ID set to my CAD merchant acct #). The credit card portion seems to work fine. Any ideas would be appreciated. The return error I am getting is posted below. Thanks in advance.


We cannot process your transaction.
You are reading this page because one of the following errors has occurred
Cannot find one or any of these variables: MerchantNumber, Products, ReturnURL or ReturnCGI
The MerchantNumber is not valid.
The Merchant does not have an active account in the requested currency.
The Products string is not in a recognizable format.
Please notify the merchant about this error. Thank you.

[SPL_Pro_Audio]

I seemed to make the INTERAC module work by hardcoding my merchant ID# within the file includes/modules/payment/internetsecure.php even though my merchant ID# was setup properly in the payment module within the admin. Does this make sense? Is there a `proper' way to make this module work, or is that it? Thanks in advance.