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# General workflow
Digital River integrates with the BigCommerce app with a seamless front-end purchasing experience. It includes product details, merchandising, checkout, and payment information, while Digital River handles back-end functions, including behind-the-scenes tax compliance, payment processing, and risk mitigation.
The Digital River app provides a host of benefits:
* Seamless connectivity with Digital River's Global Seller Services solution
* Easy to install and configure
* No micromanagement of the front-end shopper experience
* Alleviates the burden of tax and fraud risk
* Unites best-in-class front-end and back-end solutions
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