The Authorize.Net Customer Information Manager (CIM) Application Programming Interface (API) allows you to store your customers’ sensitive payment information on our secure servers, potentially simplifying your compliance with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard.
CIM provides value and convenience to you and your customers including:
Securely storing your customers' confidential information.
Allowing you to bill your customers different amounts or on different days each month, e.g. utility companies.
Billing your customers only when the service is used, e.g. pay-as-you-go cell phones.
Storing your customers' payment data so it doesn't have to be re-entered each time they visit your Web site.
Providing payment flexibility such as allowing customers to use multiple payment methods or shipping to multiple addresses for repeat purchases.