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Bolt Features

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Payment Options

  • Coupons, Discounts, Promotions, and Gift Cards
  • Instant Payment
  • Accepted Credit Cards and Debit Cards

Administration

  • Reporting/Dashboards
  • User, Role, and Access Management
  • Payout Time
  • Dispute Resolution

Security

  • Fraud Protection Tools
  • Two-Factor Authentication

Development

  • Customization (Fields, Objects, and Layouts)
  • E-Commerce Software Integration

Platform

  • Performance and Reliability
  • PCI Regulation Compliance

Intelligence

  • Risk Assessment

Detection

  • Fraud Detection

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Payment Options

Coupons, Discounts, Promotions, and Gift Cards

Based on 14 Bolt reviews. Ability to accept coupons, discounts, promotions, and gift cards.
83%
(Based on 14 reviews)

Recurring Billing

Ability to charge customers on a recurring basis for subscription-based purchases

Not enough data

Instant Payment

Customer data is securely stored so there is no need to repeatedly enter data for multiple purchases This feature was mentioned in 15 Bolt reviews.
92%
(Based on 15 reviews)

Accepted Credit Cards and Debit Cards

As reported in 16 Bolt reviews. Ability to accept different types of credit and debit cards
97%
(Based on 16 reviews)

Real-Time Payments

Based on 13 Bolt reviews. Supports real time payments
92%
(Based on 13 reviews)

Multi-Currency

Allows users to process payments in multiple currencies.

Not enough data

Administration

Reporting/Dashboards

Access pre-built and custom reports and dashboards. This feature was mentioned in 16 Bolt reviews.
88%
(Based on 16 reviews)

User, Role, and Access Management

Grant access to select data, features, objects, etc. based on the users, user role, groups, etc. This feature was mentioned in 16 Bolt reviews.
91%
(Based on 16 reviews)

Payout Time

Turnaround time for money to be transferred to the merchant's bank account This feature was mentioned in 15 Bolt reviews.
89%
(Based on 15 reviews)

Manual Payment Entry

As reported in 12 Bolt reviews. Web form that the merchant can use to enter credit card payments manually (from over the phone, mail, etc) and issue returns or void previous transactions
89%
(Based on 12 reviews)

Dispute ResolutionView full feature definition

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Based on 15 Bolt reviews. The process for handling chargebacks and disputes with the payment gateway.
87%
(Based on 15 reviews)

Omnichannel

Process payments from multiple channels such as ACH, mobile, or e-commerce.

Not enough data

Levels 1 & 2

Supports levels 1 and 2 for credit card payment processing.

Not enough data

Level 3

Supports level 3 credit card processing which requires additional data for qualification.

Not enough data

Fraud Markers

As reported in 12 Bolt reviews. Tags users suspected of committing fraud and identifies them upon return.
90%
(Based on 12 reviews)

Transaction Scoring

As reported in 12 Bolt reviews. Rates each transaction's risk based on specific factors and their benchmarked scores.
90%
(Based on 12 reviews)

Blacklisting

Prevents previous committers of fraud from future transactions. 11 reviewers of Bolt have provided feedback on this feature.
92%
(Based on 11 reviews)

Security

PCI ComplianceView full feature definition

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Based on 13 Bolt reviews. Ensures that the service is building and maintaining a secure network; protecting cardholder data; maintaining a vulnerability management program; implementing strong access control measures; regularly monitoring and testing networks; and maintaining an information security policy
96%
(Based on 13 reviews)

Fraud Protection Tools

Fraud protection filters such as high risk countries, email service provider risk, high risk BIN, account number velocity, high item number, shipping/billing mismatch, AVS failure, CSC failure, and others This feature was mentioned in 16 Bolt reviews.
95%
(Based on 16 reviews)

Data Tokenization

Based on 12 Bolt reviews. Sensitive data (personal info, CC info, etc) is replaced with non-sensitive equivalent, aka a Token. The tokens act as a reference that maps back to the sensitive data through a tokenization system.
94%
(Based on 12 reviews)

Two-Factor Authentication

Based on 16 Bolt reviews. An additional layer of security to prevent fraudulent activity (such as creating an account and verifying an email address and cell phone number)
93%
(Based on 16 reviews)

Development

Customization (Fields, Objects, and Layouts)

As reported in 15 Bolt reviews. Allows developers to customize payment form to accommodate their unique processes.
87%
(Based on 15 reviews)

APIs

Based on 12 Bolt reviews. Application Programming Interface - Specification for how the application communicates with other software. API's typically enable integration of data, logic, objects, etc with other software applications.
92%
(Based on 12 reviews)

E-Commerce Software Integration

Based on 16 Bolt reviews. Provides standard integration with merchant's e-commerce software
93%
(Based on 16 reviews)

Platform

Performance and Reliability

Based on 15 Bolt reviews. Payment gateway is consistently available (up-time) and allows users to complete tasks quickly because they are not waiting for the gateway to respond to an action they took. System scales with load.
99%
(Based on 15 reviews)

Internationalization - Currency/Language

The gateway supports multiple currencies and languages to enable business from customers in multiple countries 10 reviewers of Bolt have provided feedback on this feature.
92%
(Based on 10 reviews)

Internationalization - Operating Country

The payment gateway is supported in the country in which the merchant operates This feature was mentioned in 10 Bolt reviews.
92%
(Based on 10 reviews)

API / Integrations

As reported in 13 Bolt reviews. Application Programming Interface—Specification for how the application communicates with other software. API's typically enable integration of data, logic, objects, etc. with other software applications.
94%
(Based on 13 reviews)

PCI Regulation Compliance

Based on 15 Bolt reviews. Complies with payment card industry (PCI) regulations
96%
(Based on 15 reviews)

E-commerce Integration

Provide integration with B2B and B2C e-commerce platforms

Not enough data

Intelligence

Transaction Scoring

Based on 14 Bolt reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Rates each transaction's risk based on specific factors and their benchmarked scores.
94%
(Based on 14 reviews)

Risk Assessment

Based on 16 Bolt reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Flags suspicious transactions and either alerts administrators or declines transaction.
95%
(Based on 16 reviews)

Intelligence Reporting

Based on 13 Bolt reviews. Actively gathers data on suspicious purchasing sources and characteristics of common committers of fraud.
94%
(Based on 13 reviews)

ID Analytics

As reported in 13 Bolt reviews. Stores data from external or internal sources related to fake accounts, evaluating users for risk.
94%
(Based on 13 reviews)

Detection

Fraud Detection

Based on 15 Bolt reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Finds patterns in common occurrences of fraud to use when evaluating risk of purchasers.
96%
(Based on 15 reviews)

Alerts

Based on 14 Bolt reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Alerts administrators when fraud is suspected or transactions have been declined.
93%
(Based on 14 reviews)

Real-Time Monitoring

Constantly monitors system to detect anomalies in real time. This feature was mentioned in 14 Bolt reviews.
95%
(Based on 14 reviews)

Payment Verification

Requires verification of credit card, debit card, and money transfers prior to accepting payments This feature was mentioned in 13 Bolt reviews.
91%
(Based on 13 reviews)

Bot Mitigation

Monitors for and rids systems of bots suspected of committing fraud. This feature was mentioned in 11 Bolt reviews.
94%
(Based on 11 reviews)

Real-Time Monitoring

Constantly monitors system to detect anomalies in real time. This feature was mentioned in 13 Bolt reviews.
90%
(Based on 13 reviews)

Alerts

Alerts administrators when fraud is suspected or transactions have been declined. This feature was mentioned in 12 Bolt reviews.
89%
(Based on 12 reviews)

Response

Device Tracking

Based on 12 Bolt reviews. Keeps records of geographic location and IP addresses of fraud suspects.
94%
(Based on 12 reviews)

Fraud Markers

Based on 13 Bolt reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Tags users suspected of committing fraud and identifies them upon return.
95%
(Based on 13 reviews)

Blacklisting

Prevents previous committers of fraud from future transactions. This feature was mentioned in 12 Bolt reviews.
97%
(Based on 12 reviews)

Bot Mitigation

Based on 11 Bolt reviews. Monitors for and rids systems of bots suspected of committing fraud.
97%
(Based on 11 reviews)

Analysis

ID Analytics

Stores data from external or internal sources related to fake accounts, evaluating users for risk.

Not enough data

Intelligence Reporting

Actively gathers data on suspicious purchasing sources and characteristics of common committers of fraud.

Not enough data

Incident Reports

Based on 10 Bolt reviews. Produces reports detailing trends and vulnerabilities related to payments and fraud.
88%
(Based on 10 reviews)