Aether gives customers the flexibility to purchase using the payment method, funding source, or incentive program that works for their organization. From traditional credit cards and ACH payments to vouchers, gift cards, budgets, points, coupons, purchase orders, and account billing, Aether can support a wide range of purchasing programs.
This makes Aether ideal for everything from traditional company stores to sophisticated employee recognition, incentive, uniform, and corporate merchandise programs.
Credit Card & ACH Payments
Allow customers to pay online using credit cards or ACH through supported payment integrations.
Payments can be collected during checkout, reducing manual processing and helping orders move into fulfillment faster.
Pay on Account
Approved customers can purchase using established account terms instead of paying at checkout.
This gives corporate customers the purchasing flexibility they expect while allowing you to control which customers have access to account billing.
Purchase Orders
Allow customers to enter purchase order information at checkout, supporting organizations that require purchases to adhere to established procurement and accounting processes.
Vouchers
Provide customers or employees with vouchers redeemable for approved products or purchases.
Vouchers are ideal for programs such as employee uniforms, company events, awards, onboarding kits, and promotional campaigns where the organization wants to provide purchasing value for a specific purpose.
Gift Cards
Use gift cards to give recipients purchasing power in the webstore, allowing them to choose the products they want.
Gift cards can support employee rewards, customer appreciation, recognition programs, incentives, and other branded merchandise programs.
Budgets
Give users, departments, locations, or other groups access to predefined purchasing budgets.
Budgets help organizations control spending while allowing authorized users to place their own orders. This is especially valuable for distributed organizations where individual departments or locations need purchasing flexibility without giving up centralized financial control.
Points
Create points-based purchasing programs that allow users to redeem accumulated or awarded points for products.
Points can be used to support:
Employee Recognition | Sales Incentives | Customer Loyalty | Wellness Programs | Performance Rewards | Company Awards
Instead of displaying traditional pricing, eligible programs can allow merchandise to be purchased or redeemed using points.
Coupons & Promotional Codes
Create coupons and promotional offers that customers can apply during checkout.
Coupons can support discounts, special promotions, employee offers, customer incentives, event campaigns, and other marketing programs.
Combine Purchasing Options
Aether's flexibility allows you to create webstores tailored to each customer program's requirements.
A corporate store might allow employees to use a company-provided budget and then pay any additional amount with a credit card. Another program might use points or vouchers, while a traditional customer store may simply accept credit cards, ACH, or account billing.
The objective is simple: make the webstore work around the customer's purchasing program instead of forcing every customer into the same checkout process.
Configure Options by Webstore
Every customer program can be different.
Aether allows purchasing and payment options to be configured around the requirements of the individual webstore, giving you greater flexibility to support everything from simple eCommerce stores to sophisticated enterprise merchandise programs.
Keep Everything Connected
Because Aether connects with Antera Advance, online orders become part of your operational workflow rather than creating another disconnected system.
Shop → Apply Budget / Points / Voucher → Checkout → Payment → Order → Fulfillment → Accounting
This helps reduce duplicate entry while giving your team greater visibility into customer orders and purchasing activity.
Key Benefits
✓ Credit Card Payments — Collect card payments during checkout.
✓ ACH Payments — Provide an electronic bank-payment option through supported integrations.
✓ Account Billing — Allow approved customers to purchase using established terms.
✓ Purchase Orders — Support corporate PO-based purchasing.
✓ Vouchers — Provide purchasing value for specific users, products, or programs.
✓ Gift Cards — Give recipients flexible purchasing power within the store.
✓ Budgets — Control spending while giving users or departments purchasing flexibility.
✓ Points — Build employee recognition, incentive, reward, and loyalty programs.
✓ Coupons — Create discounts and promotional offers.
✓ Flexible Programs — Configure purchasing options around each customer's unique webstore requirements.
One Webstore. More Ways to Buy.
Aether goes beyond traditional eCommerce checkout. Whether customers are paying, redeeming, spending a budget, using points, applying a voucher, or purchasing on account, Aether gives you the flexibility to build the purchasing experience around the program.
Pay. Redeem. Reward. Purchase. All in Aether.