OVERVIEW
When online payments are made through APS, certain fields are stored on SARA end, while other data is sent and stored on APS' end.
The picture below shows the fields that a customer will enter regardless of if it is an ACH Payment or Credit Card Payment.
After this information is filled out, you can enter either ACH information or Credit Card information. Toggle the Payment Method at the top of the form to switch between the two.
The prompt you will receive for ACH Payments will look like the following:
For Credit Cards, you will receive this prompt:
When payment methods are created in SARA, the card and ACH information is sent and saved on APS's end. They provide us with a reference ID that is saved on our end. This is applicable for the following fields:
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Routing Number
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Account Number
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Credit Card Number
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Expiration Date
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CVV/CVV2
SARA
SARA will retain the following information when an online payment is made. For ACH payments, we will retain the full Routing Number, but only the last 4 digits of the Account Number. For Credit Card payments, we do not retain the Card Number, CVV/CVV2, or Expiration Date fields.
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First Name/Last Name |
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Lines 1 - 4 of Address Information |
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City |
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Region |
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Postal Code |
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Country |
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Email Address |
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Routing Number (if ACH) |
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Account Number (if ACH, only last 4 digits) |
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Account Type (ACH or Credit Card) |
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Reference ID (for Credit Card Number or Account Number) |
APS
The following information is sent and stored on APS' end. They will retain all credit card numbers and routing/account information and provide us with a reference ID to collect this information from their end when a payment is made.
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First Name/Last Name |
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Lines 1 - 4 of Address Information |
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City |
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Region |
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Postal Code |
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Country |
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Email Address |
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Routing Number (if ACH) |
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Account Number (if ACH, full number is saved) |
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Account Type (ACH/Credit Card) |
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Expiration Date (If Credit Card) |
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CVV/CVV2 (If Credit Card) |