Thursday 7 August 2014

Internet Merchant Accounts Pass On Information In Encrypted Format

Accept card payment online, this sounds music to ears as we all know that this mechanism is very simple and convenient. But there are some people who still find this mechanism quite insecure. They think can entering bank or card details via various websites can be dangerous and they can be misused. But there are certain internet merchant account companies who have developed highly safe and secure mechanism. They have developed such software’s which act as a bridge between the merchant and the bank and would accept card payments online with proper authorization.

When we would feed in our card details in any online website or swipe our card in the retail showrooms then our details are passed through a payment gateway which performs the authorization process on it. They would match that all the details provided are valid and the customer has sufficient amount in this bank to make the payment. When the authorization process is successful then payment is made.

As a part of the internet merchant account process it is made sure that all the details are kept confidential and secure. As the transactions are real time hence, they have to be kept safe to avoid misuse. On the other hand this payment gateway works very fast, they would complete the authorization process in few seconds and we would not even come to know. The companies which offer these services have hired some of the best people to work for them and latest tools and technology. They make sure that they support all bank and various forms of credit/debit cards.

Tuesday 5 August 2014

Accepting Credit Cards Online Has Made Payment Easy And Fast

Internet merchant accounts can be defined as bank accounts which allow businesses to accept payments done by payment cards especially credit card and debit cards. These internet merchant accounts work on legal rules and regulations of the bank as well as the merchant. They are usually installed on the merchant end and then keep on contacting with the bank. The internet merchant accountsare established under an agreement between the accepter and the merchant acquiring bank for settlement of payments by the credit cards.

There are many retail outlets which sell products by accepting cards online. These companies have two ways of selling their products – one via retail stores where they accept cards through credit cards machines an second wherein they sell their products through website. These websites also accept cards online. The card can be debit or credit card. In this mechanism the user would enter all the card details including the card number, security code, expiry date of the card and the name of the customer. All this information is the passed on to the payment gateway where they are authorized against the information stored with the bank. The details would either be accepted by the bank or denied by the bank.

In case of accepting the payment the money is debited from the customer’s account and transferred to the merchants account. In case the authorization has been denied then the payment is stopped. The internet merchant accounts are developed in highly safe and secure way. They are made up of latest tools and technology which are compatible with all types of websites and payment modes. The most important thing is that they have to be created keeping in mind all the type of cards and bank accounts. In order to be in demand your software has to accept all type of cards of various banks.