[Asterisk-Users] merchant account

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On 10/20/05, trixter aka Bret McDanel <trixter at 0xdecafbad.com> wrote:
>
> On Thu, 2005-10-20 at 22:29 -0400, Omar A. Sabek wrote:
> > The CC merchant machines I've encountered require entry of the account
> > number, exp date, total charge, etc. before dialing and transmitting
> > the data. Even though we are able to pass DTMF successfully through
> > the gateway, we still make the recommendation that any application
> > that requires a negotiation phase (ie, fax machines, CC merchant
> > machines, dial-up modem) remain on a traditional POTS line. And just
> > like you mention, alternative methods are available including web
> > access.
> >
> > Hopefully, the technological disconnect between voip and dial-up data
> > transmission will come to pass sooner than later.
>
> I should have added one more requirement. Internet authentication like
> so many do. Although all that I have worked with require the name to be
> entered as text, something that isnt trivial to do (and asking people to
> tap out their name via dtmf would be too bothersome).
>
> I would like a merchant solution that would work 100% off someone
> calling into the system and entering their data, authentication will
> then occur via the internet.
>

Easy. Get with most any payment gateway and use their api to submit the
transactions. The only information that you need from the customer you can
get via dtmf. Everything else just put fill in the blanks with whatever you
want.

Card number, expiration, amount, cvv, and avs data can all be obtained via
dtmf. The rest doesnt' matter. Just fill in whatever you want for the name,
email, etc..

Now whether this is a good idea depends, but it's dead simple to implement.
I did it a few months back in about an hour.

Chris
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