Payment Restrictions v1.0.2

Effective and reliable payment process in Magento.

Make the process of receiving payments more reliable.

Nowadays there are many options for receiving money online and offline. With most online payments you get the money immediately. With offline payments this is a rather different story - it can take weeks to receive a wire transfer, as you can't make a person go to a bank. Getting payments is the core of every business, therefore it is absolutely necessary to properly organize the payment process. Create payment rules to properly manage access to payment methods.

Flexible restrictions to apply only when necessary.

Magento Payment Restrictions module enables you to create very flexible payment method rules. On one hand they will restrict access to your Magento payment methods for some customers or in certain situations. And on the other hand will give more options in particular cases or to trusted and privileged customers. For example, make 'check' payment method available only to customers, who have previously spent more than $500 at your site. 'Cash on delivery' only for registered or premium group of customers.

Increase effectiveness of your payment process.

Sometimes it is necessary to limit usage of payment methods to prevent losses. E.g., it doesn't make sense to use certain payment gateways for small orders due to comparatively high processing fees. It is quite risky to provide options like 'cash on delivery' to new customers. In other situations, it makes sense to provide additional payment options, for example you can make wire transfer available to wholesale customers, who place large orders. With the module you will be able to fine-tune your payment system to maximize its output.

Flexible functionality for sensible payment restrictions.

Restrict payment methods by customers' personal data and order history.

Please be aware that restrictions based on customers' personal data and order history are available only if you have our Special Promotions Pro extension. With combination of Payment Restrictions and Special Promotions Pro you can apply restrictions to individual customers. For example you know a customer who takes a long time to send funds by wire transfer. You can block 'wire transfer' method for the customer by specifying email, name, id and even date of birth. Or vice versa you can reward customers with great order history. Give 'purchase order' or 'cash on delivery' to people, who have previously spent more than $1000 at your website and placed at least 3 orders.

Set payment restrictions based on order data.

You can apply payment method limitations based on order subtotal, weight and products quantity. For instance, you can disable '2checkout' for orders worth less than $5, as otherwise you will lose about $1 on payment processing.

Restrict usage of payment methods by product attributes.

All product attributes are available for restriction conditions. You can block 'check' method for products from a category with cheap items or for products of a certain manufacturer.

Create payment limitations based on shipping information.

Use parameters such as country, state or province, text in address line (e.g. PO Box), zip code, shipping method for restrictions. Let's say you operate from Virginia. It will not make sense to allow 'cash on delivery' method in Alaska, so you can block the method for distant provinces, where your own couriers don't deliver.

Limit use of payment methods by customer groups.

Many store owners have privileged groups of customers. Now it is possible to grant extra payment methods for such customers, e.g. 'cash on delivery'. Vice versa you can block offline payment methods for not logged in customers.

Restrict payment methods by store view and website.

This feature can be very useful when you have a separate website or store view for each region or customer group.

Conditions "starts from" and "ends with".

Especially useful for zip codes, so you can specify that a restriction should apply to all zip codes starting from '123' or ending with 'XYZ'.

Payment Restrictions can be applied both on front end and in admin panel.

To avoid cases when admin forgets that certain magento payment gateways can't be used for some customers or situations, you can set the restrictions to apply in admin panel as well - individual setting for each rule.