Choosing an Integration Method

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Factors to Consider

These are some of the key factors to consider when choosing the Nuvei product set that suits your requirements best:

  1. Your industry segment and business needs:
    • Whether you need to process single payments, repeat customers, or recurring payments.
    • Does your business activities fall into the scope of the PSD2 directive, or into 3D-Secure v1 Strong customer authentication.
  2. Your development resources:
    The size, skill set, extensibility, and availability of development resources.
  3. PCI DSS certification level:
    The level of your involvement in the collection of customer credit card details, as well as your PCI reporting responsibilities, is different for each Nuvei product set (integration type), as described below:
    Merchant PCI Responsibilities
    Nuvei Integration TypeWho Collects Card Details

    Merchant PCI Responsibilities
    Payment Page
    (hosted page)    		Nuvei –
    Using Nuvei Payment Page.
    • Submit the Simplest SAQ-A form
      (stating you outsource PCI to Nuvei).
    Web SDK FieldsNuvei –
    Collects directly from the merchant page.
    • Submit the Simplest SAQ-A form
      (stating you outsource PCI to Nuvei).
    CheckoutNuvei –
    Collects from their checkout or payment page.
    • Submit the Simplest SAQ-A form
      (stating you outsource PCI to Nuvei).
    FrontEnd API
    Card Tokenization    		The merchant –
    Collects and passes it to Nuvei directly from their frontend.
    • Submit the Moderate SAQ-A EP form (shorter than the SAQ-D).
    • Agree to conform to the required security standards.
    • Perform quarterly scans.
    Server-to-ServerThe merchant –
    Collects from their checkout or payment page.
    • Submit the Detailed SAQ-D form.
    • Agree to conform to the required security standards.
    • Perform quarterly scans.

Nuvei Integrations Compared

These are some of the key features of the Nuvei solution sets (integration platforms):

Features Compared

ProductQuick IntegrationCustomizationPCIMulti-PSPNotes
Payment PageMerchant: Logo and Main colors.
Nuvei: Full customization.		• Basic customization.
• No control of UI/UX.
CheckoutFullFull control, PCI, Simple integration process.
Web SDKFullFull control of UI/UX, PCI, Simple integration process.
Server-to-ServerFullnote * • 3D-Secure fully implemented by the merchant.
• Full control of processes.
* A merchant that wishes to descope PCI can combine API with SDK.

Key Features

Payment Page

The Nuvei Payment Page provides the quickest way to integrate to Nuvei and benefit from all our features in a single solution.

  • You only need to load the page via IFrame or by full page redirect and all features and functionalities are seamlessly integrated.
  • It provides the full range of payment methods – credit and debit cards, eWallets, bank transfers and local payment methods, presented smartly to the customer, based on their IP address.
  • The page handles all complex interactions with the card issuer, such as 3D-Secure verification and is fully compliant with PSD2.
  • The Payment page also provides useful features such as currency conversion, decline recovery functionality, different page layouts and styles based on the customer’s device, quick deposit and withdrawal functionalities, creation of subscriptions, as well as eKYC.
  • The Payment Page can be used to collect only the card data from the customer, as well as personal details, billing and shipping details, which can then be passed to the merchant.
  • Using the Payment Page requires the lowest level PCI SAQ form – SAQ-A – and is perfect for merchants who wish to completely descope PCI.
  • The Payment Page can be customized with a number of different validations and checks aimed at preventing duplicate charges, and to establish a one-to-one relationship between customer and card or account, etc.
  • In addition, you can even perform basic customization of your Payment Page via the Page Builder menu located in the Control Panel.

Web SDK and REST API

The Nuvei Web SDK and REST API products provide you with a flexible, dynamic payment solution, that is fully customizable, but at the same time requires higher development effort.

  • The Web SDK is a JavaScript library that you can use on your own payment page to perform end-to-end payments.
  • The strength of the Web SDK is its integration simplicity, yet completely freeing from any PCI overheads and responsibilities, while giving you complete control over the UI and UX.
  • The considerable benefit of integration simplicity is especially valuable when you consider the complexities involved in 3D-Secure v2, which is mandated by the card schemes. The 3D-Secure v2 mandate introduces a compulsory flow that turns any API based solution (including Nuvei’s) from a simple API call to a complete workflow implementation, which requires a thorough understanding of 3D-Secure v2.
  • REST API offers an array of methods that allow customers to one-time or recurring payments, perform settlements, refunds, voids, or payouts, and manage user and payment method data stored in our system.
  • By combining Web SDK, for accepting payments under the 3D-Secure v2 mandate, with REST API methods, for all the other operations, merchants can build the payment flow entirely on their side, and benefit from retaining control over all the processes. However, the price to be paid for this level of control is the increased merchant development effort required to implement features, which would have been provided seamlessly by our Payment Page.
Nuvei Integration Type Who Collects Card Details Merchant PCI Responsibilities