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Shopping Cart Basics
When you see the term “shopping cart” online, you can think of it as just that—a virtual basket to gather, accumulate and organize goods before you take them to the checkout. Shopping cart software...
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Merchant Accounts A true merchant account is set up when the merchant's sales agent applies to a processing bank for the right to create an account dedicated specifically to the merchant's business. The...
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To verify payment information and transfer requests, and certify credit cards in real time, an online processor called a Payment Gateway is required. Payment Gateways reference customers’ credit card...
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SSL and SSL Certificates To securely process online transactions, information must be transmitted between the web site and the customer in a manner that others cannot intercept and read. SSL, or Secure...
0 comments3rd Party Payment Processors incl PayPal
3RD PARTY PAYMENT PROCESSORS Why would you choose to use a 3rd party payment processor rather than a merchant account? Well, there are two fundamental reasons: lack of availability and economic...
0 commentsUsing Privacy Seals To Boost Online Sales
As part of the payment dialog on your website, it’s good practice to emphasize that the customer's information will not be used inappropriately or be shared with other parties. Just a few lines of text...
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Forms of Online Payment While everyone is aware that there are online payment options other than credit cards, not everyone is aware of the range of other payment vehicles that are available and what effect...
2 commentsIntegration Blueprinting
INTEGRATION BLUEPRINTING Integration projects are inherently risky. You don’t have to look far to find some real catastrophes across a variety of industries. For every high profile failure, there are...
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It’s important to understand the relationship between returns and chargebacks. Both are ways for customers to get their money back, but the processes involved are very different. What Exactly are...
2 commentsOnline Payment Basics
When did payments via the Internet first begin? The Internet has been used as a vehicle for the payment of goods and services online since the mid 1980s, but only really took off in the 1990s when more...
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