Payment Processing

The more online payment options you offer, the more online payment processing you'll do on your site and the more money you'll make. Credit card processing is just the beginning as you'll see in this survey of online payment services.

This merchant account definition includes an explanation of the difference between merchant accounts and Internet merchant accounts and where to get them.

Both of these Canadian Internet merchant account providers offer a full range of credit card processing services for your ecommerce website.

Angela Wu of Online Business Basics explains what to look for in a third-party credit card processing service (Canadian).

Online payment processing basics from VeriSign, a leader in the payment services industry.

This package of e-commerce services includes an Internet merchant account, real time credit card processing, and a customizable order interface. A shopping cart and web hosting are also available (American).

PayPal lets individuals and businesses send and receive payments through the Internet; the payment processing service is available in Canada and many other countries.