Cybersource for WooCommerce POS
Cybersource (Visa) enterprise gateway inside the Oliver POS for WooCommerce.
Powered through the Cybersource for WooCommerce plugin — install it on WordPress, configure under WooCommerce → Settings → Payments, and Oliver picks it up at the register automatically.
How Cybersource works with Oliver POS for WooCommerce
Cybersource is Visa's enterprise payment gateway, widely used by mid-market and Fortune-500 retailers. Oliver POS opens the Cybersource Secure Acceptance page inside the in-POS browser view.
Cybersource, the enterprise gateway
Cybersource was acquired by Visa in 2010 and is the gateway of choice for many global enterprise retailers — particularly those that want to manage their own acquiring relationships across multiple countries. It's less common at the indie-shop level but very common at the "chain of 50 stores" level.
Secure Acceptance page in the Oliver POS
Cybersource offers a hosted "Secure Acceptance" page that the WooCommerce plugin opens. Oliver POS renders that page inside the in-POS browser view at the moment of payment. The customer enters their card; Cybersource handles 3-D Secure, fraud scoring, and tokenisation; Oliver writes the order back to WooCommerce.
Decision Manager fraud scoring
Cybersource's Decision Manager is one of the most sophisticated card-fraud engines in the industry. For high-ticket retailers — jewellers, watch sellers, electronics — running every sale through Decision Manager (online and at the counter) significantly reduces chargebacks.
Best fit for retailers who…
Pick Cybersource at the Oliver POS if you're an enterprise retailer with a Visa-managed merchant relationship, if you need Decision Manager fraud screening, or if you have a global acquiring strategy and Cybersource is your single gateway across regions.
What you get and how to set it up
Features Oliver surfaces from the Cybersource plugin, plus the 4-step install most merchants run through.
Features at the register
- Cybersource hosted checkout running inside the Oliver POS browser view
- Every Cybersource payment method enabled at the register
- Cashier-controlled flow — the customer pays without touching the iPad
- Order writes back to WooCommerce when payment confirms
- Same Cybersource account that powers your online store
Setup in 4 steps
- Install the Cybersource for WooCommerce on your WooCommerce site and enable it under WooCommerce → Settings → Payments
- Enter your Cybersource API credentials and finish the gateway's setup wizard
- Run a small online test order from the WooCommerce checkout to confirm the gateway is live
- From the Oliver POS register, tap the Cybersource method — Oliver opens the hosted Cybersource checkout in the in-POS browser view and writes the order back to WooCommerce when payment confirms
Common questions about Cybersource on Oliver POS
Does Oliver POS have a partnership with Cybersource?
No. Oliver doesn't partner with Cybersource or any other payment gateway. We support Cybersource because it ships a WooCommerce gateway plugin — Oliver opens the hosted checkout inside the in-POS browser view. Your account, your rates, and your support contract stay between you and Cybersource.
Does Oliver charge extra to use Cybersource?
No. You pay Cybersource's standard published rates directly to Cybersource. Oliver doesn't take a markup, doesn't insert itself into the money flow, and doesn't charge a per-transaction fee on top.
Read our full guide to Cybersource on Oliver POS
A long-form walkthrough of running Cybersource alongside the Oliver POS register on a WooCommerce store.