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Metrics Global 

This feature is a Private Beta Release. Contact support  to enable Metrics Global for your Test and Live site.

Introduction 

Metrics Global is a US-based payment gateway that simplifies online payments and provides the infrastructure and security necessary to ensure fast, reliable, and secure transmission of transaction data.

Chargebee integrates with Metrics Global via payFURL . payFURL is a payment gateway aggregator and orchestration platform that provides payment-related API services and specializes in payment gateway integrations.

Information

Since this integration is supported through a partner (payFURL), using Metrics Global via payFURL will incur an additional charge. Contact your Chargebee Account Manager or Chargebee Support  for more information.

Choosing Metrics Global 

Consider the following factors before choosing Metrics Global as a payment solution:

  • Countries: Metrics Global is currently available for companies based in the United States.
  • Payment Methods: Metrics Global supports almost all major credit and debit cards such as Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Diners Club, and so on.
  • Currencies: Metrics Global supports over 100 currencies for both receiving and sending payments. This includes all major currencies, as well as many smaller currencies from around the world. Here is a list of some of the currencies supported by Metrics Global:
Currency Abbreviation and Full Name
AED - United Arab Emirates Dirham AOA - Angolan Kwanza ARS - Argentine Peso AUD - Australian Dollar AWG - Aruban Florin BAM - Bosnia and Herzegovina Convertible Mark
BBD - Barbadian Dollar BDT - Bangladeshi Taka BGN - Bulgarian Lev BMD - Bermudian Dollar BND - Brunei Dollar BOB - Bolivian Boliviano
BSD - Bahamian Dollar CAD - Canadian Dollar CDF - Congolese Franc CHF - Swiss Franc CNY - Chinese Yuan COP - Colombian Peso
CRC - Costa Rican Colon CVE - Cape Verdean Escudo CZK - Czech Republic Koruna DKK - Danish Krone DOP - Dominican Peso ERN - Eritrean Nakfa
ETB - Ethiopian Birr EUR - Euro FJD - Fijian Dollar FKP - Falkland Islands Pound GBP - British Pound Sterling GHS - Ghanaian Cedi
GIP - Gibraltar Pound GMD - Gambian Dalasi HKD - Hong Kong Dollar HNL - Honduran Lempira ANG - Netherlands Antillean Guilder HUF - Hungarian Forint
IDR - Indonesian Rupiah ILS - Israeli Sheqel INR - Indian Rupee JMD - Jamaican Dollar KRW - South Korean Won (Zero-decimal currency) KES - Kenyan Shilling
KGS - Kyrgyzstani Som KYD - Cayman Islands Dollar LBP - Lebanese Pound LKR - Sri Lankan Rupee LRD - Liberian Dollar MAD - Moroccan Dirham
MDL - Moldovan Leu MMK - Myanma Kyat MUR - Mauritian Rupee MVR - Maldivian Rufiyaa MXN - Mexican Peso MYR - Malaysian Ringgit
MZN - Mozambican Metical NAD - Namibian Dollar NGN - Nigerian Naira NOK - Norwegian Krone NPR - Nepalese Rupee NZD - New Zealand Dollar
PAB - Panamanian Balboa PEN - Peruvian Nuevo Sol PGK - Papua New Guinean Kina PHP - Philippine Peso PKR - Pakistani Rupee QAR - Qatari Rial
RON - Romanian Leu RSD - Serbian Dinar RUB - Russian Ruble SBD - Solomon Islands Dollar SEK - Swedish Krona SGD - Singapore Dollar
SHP - Saint Helena Pound SLL - Sierra Leonean Leone SOS - Somali Shilling SRD - Surinamese Dollar STD - Sao Tome and Principe Dobra SYP - Syrian Pound
THB - Thai Baht TJS - Tajikistani Somoni TOP - Tongan Pa'anga TRY - Turkish Lira TTD - Trinidad and Tobago Dollar TWD - New Taiwan Dollar
TZS - Tanzanian Shilling UAH - Ukrainian Hryvnia USD - United States Dollar UYU - Uruguayan Peso UZS - Uzbekistan Som ZMW - Zambian Kwacha
NIO - Cordoba Oro ZAR - South African Rand UGX - Ugandan Shilling (Zero Decimal Currency) XOF - West African CFA Franc (Zero Decimal Currency) GEL - Georgian Lari XAF - Central African CFA Franc (Zero Decimal Currency)
VND - Vietnamese Dong (Zero Decimal Currency) CLP - Chilean Peso (Zero Decimal Currency) JPY - Japanese Yen (Zero Decimal Currency) BPW - Botswana Pula BZD - Belize Dollar DZD - Algerian Dinar
GYD - Guyanese Dollar ISK - Icelandic Korona KZT - Kazakhstani Tenge MKD - Macedonian Dollar MOP - Macanese Pataca MWK - Malawian Kwacha
PYG - Paraguay Guarani SAR - Saudi Arabian Riyal XCD - East Caribbean Dollar

Integration Options 

You can integrate Metrics Global using the following:

Integration Method Description PCI Requirements
Chargebee Hosted Pages In this method, customer's card information is collected by Chargebee's checkout and directly passed on to Metrics Global. Low (Your PCI compliance requirements are greatly reduced due to usage of Chargebee's checkout.)
Chargebee JS In this method, you can use Chargebee Components and Hosted Fields to collect the customer's card details. Low
Chargebee JS Using Permanent Token - a token that represents a customer's card details stored in Metrics Global's vault to process payments. When creating a new token and converting card details to tokens using:
Hosted Components: Low
Your own Checkout: High
Chargebee JS Via Raw Card details
You will collect raw card details via your custom checkout and pass it to Chargebee.js.
High
Chargebee API In this method, you will have to collect card information and pass it on to Chargebee via API. Chargebee then routes this card information to Metrics Global.
Since you will be collecting card information directly, you will have to take care of PCI Compliance requirements.
High
Note

3D-Secure is not supported for this integration.

Retrieving the Security Key from your Metrics Global account 

Before you start configuring Metrics Global in your Chargebee site, you must retrieve the Security Key from your Metrics Global account, which you have to enter during the configuration in your Chargebee site.

Follow the steps below in your Metrics Global account:

  1. Log in to your Metrics Global account .

  2. Go to My Settings > All Settings.

  3. Go to Security Keys.

  4. Click the Copy button against the key listed under the Private Security Keys section. Keep this key safe for later use as mentioned in the next section.

Configuring Metrics Global in your Chargebee Site 

Follow the steps below to configure Metrics Global in your Chargebee site:

  1. Login to the Chargebee app .

  2. Click Settings > Configure Chargebee > Payment Gateways.

  3. Click Add Gateway and select Metrics Global.

  4. Enter the Security Key that you retrieved from your Metrics Global account.

  5. Click Connect.

Configuring Card Settings 

  1. On the Configure Metrics Global page, click Manage for Cards.

  2. Card Verification: If this option is enabled, an amount of $1 is deducted from the customer's card for validation. This amount is refunded immediately. Note that cards that do not pass this validation, will not be added.

  3. Enable Always retain card information in Metrics Global when customer updates it: Enabling this option stores the updated card information in Metrics Global rather than the default gateway.

  4. Click Save.

  5. Click Apply.

Note

This integration supports the use of the Payment Initiator API parameter which when passed along with the transaction, helps Chargebee distinguish between Customer-Initiated and Merchant-Initiated transactions and handle the payment more effectively. Learn more

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