Connectors Integration
Overview
Connectors are integrations that allow OrchestratorX to talk to external payment services such as PSPs, Acquirers, APMs, Card vaults, 3DS authentications, Fraud management, Subscription, Payouts and more. They act as bridges between your OrchestratorX setup and the third-party services that move or manage money for your business.
Every provider has its own APIs, authentication methods, and feature sets. OrchestratorX standardizes these differences through connectors, exposing a single unified Payments API. This means you can add, switch, or remove processors without rewriting your code—just plug in credentials and start transacting.
Connectors form the foundation of OrchestratorX's payment orchestration layer, enabling you to manage payments, routing, 3DS authentication, fraud checks, and payouts through a single interface.
Why Multiple Processors?
As your business grows faster, there would be a need to expand payment offerings with more payment processors. This need might arise due to multiple reasons:
- Vendor Independence: Reducing dependency on a single processor and reducing vendor lock-in.
- Performance Optimization: Introducing a challenger processor for better cost and auth rates.
- Global Reach: Launching a business in new geography with a local payment processor.
- Localized Experience: Offering local or new payment methods for your customers.
- Reliability: Reducing technical downtimes and improving success rates with a fallback.
Integrating and maintaining multiple payment processors and their different versions is a time and resource intensive process. OrchestratorX can add a new PSP in 2 weeks, allowing you to focus on your core business activities.
Adding a Connector
Most connector integrations follow a simple click-and-connect flow on OrchestratorX using your connector credentials. However, some connectors may require additional setup details as required on the control center.
Standard Setup Steps
- PSP Registration: You need to be registered with the PSP in order to proceed. In case you aren't, you can quickly setup your account by signing up on their dashboard.
- Platform Access: You should have registered on OrchestratorX Control center.
- Credential Mapping: Add the PSP authentication credentials from their dashboard into the OrchestratorX Control center.
- Method Configuration: Choose the payment methods you want to utilize with the connector (e.g. Authorize.net) by navigating to the next screen on OrchestratorX.
- Activation: Enable the PSP once you're done.
Authentication Examples
Authentication credentials vary across different PSPs. Common combinations include:
| Provider | Required Credentials |
|---|---|
| Authorize.net | API Login ID and Transaction Key |
| Adyen | API key and Account ID |
| Braintree | Merchant ID, Public key and Private key |
| Airwallex | API key and Client ID |
| Fiserv | API Key, API Secret, Merchant ID and Terminal ID |
| Paypal | Client Secret and Client ID |
Connector Types
OrchestratorX supports a wide variety of connectors to manage your entire financial stack:
- Core Payments: Payment Processors, Acquirers & APMs.
- Platforms: Payment platforms and Payouts Processors.
- Recurring Billing: Subscription Providers.
- Security & Risk:
Quick Links
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Activate Connector | A detailed guide on how to configure a connector and payment methods. |
| Integrations Directory | Learn more about all the available connectors and payments methods. |
| Request Integration | Don't see your processor? Raise an integration request on Slack. |