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To sell from your webstore, you need to be able to accept credit card payments on a secure server.
In order to sell from your webstore, you need to be able to accept credit card payments on a secure server.
This is facilitated by taking a merchant account with an ecommerce payment provider. The pricing and features for the merchant account may vary, depending upon the ecommerce payment provider selected.
This ecommerce tutorial section will help you compare the various payment processing providers and select the merchant account best suited for your internet storefront.
Use the chart below to compare providers.
This chart below lists internet payment processors that are compatible with the free shopping cart included with web hosting.
- Providers like Authorize.net and IONGate.com have many distributors/resellers and your merchant account will work with the shopping cart if you are using any one of them.
- PayPal and NoChex are third party ecommerce processors. They process credit cards for you and their name appears on the cardholder's billing statement.
- The shopping cart also offers a 'generic' checkout method, which emails you the payment details (PGP encryption available) for manual processing. This option enables you to use the shopping cart with almost any ecommerce merchant account provider.
- The chart shows a 'Yes' under 'Monthly Fee' for those providers who charge yearly fees instead.
- As shown in the chart, some services can only be used by US based merchants. These companies cannot assist locations outside the US.
- To accept online payment in a currency other than USD, check the service providers who process in multiple currencies. For e.g., The UK based NoChex deals in GBP only.
- If you do not see your provider listed above, check if the cart can use either of the other listed payment gateways.
- Regardless of payment processing provider used, payment details are sent over a secure server (SSL).
There are many ways to do this. Pricing and features vary, depending on the ecommerce payment provider selected. Use the chart below to compare providers.
This chart lists internet processors compatible with the shopping cart, included free with web hosting.
Providers like Authorize.net and IONGate.com have many distributors/resellers. Your merchant account will work with the cart if you are using one of them.
If you do not see your provider listed above, check if they can use either of those payment gateways.
The shopping cart also offers a 'generic' checkout method. This emails you the payment details (PGP encryption available) for manual processing.
This option enables you to use the shopping cart with almost any ecommerce merchant account provider.
The chart will also show a 'Yes' under 'Monthly Fee' for those providers who charge yearly fees instead.
Regardless of payment processing provider used, payment details are sent over a secure server (SSL).
PayPal and NoChex are third party ecommerce processors. They process credit cards for you and their name shows on the cardholder's billing statement.
As shown in the chart, some services can only be used by US based merchants. If you are located elsewhere, those companies will not be able to assist you.
To accept online payment in a currency other than USD, check the service providers who process in multiple currencies. The UK based NoChex deals in GBP only.
This ecommerce tutorial section helps you compare payment processing providers. Finding the merchant account best suited for your internet storefront is important to accept credit card payments online.
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