Archive for the 'Online Payments' Category

Paypal, 2Checkout, Ebay, Amazon, Online Marketing Allegory

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

f you are using the Internet as a marketing channel, then you must understand this allegory: “Paypal and 2Checkout are to Ebay and Amazon like NCR and VeriFone are to Walmart and Target.”
Just as most bricks and mortar merchants understand the cash register as the point of sale machine, most online merchants understand the [...]

What is ACH and How Is It Related To Online Payments?

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

An online merchant account is a business with an internet presence that accepts payments electronically.
If any business has an online merchant account they will need to have a system in place that will process various credit or debit card payments as well as online bank transfers.
This is a common account that accepts the payment from [...]

Your Business Can Benefit With An Online Payment System

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

With more and more people coming online everyday, I’m surprised to see so few local businesses benefiting from this trend. What I mean is that very few businesses in my area, the East Bay, have implemented an online payment system.
What better way to sell more of your product and/or service than capturing payments online? Just [...]

How To Accept Online Credit Card Payments Through Your Website

Monday, March 10th, 2008

Once you have your business plan and strategy in place you may have to get a programmer to make customized payment software that will enable you to process online payments.
If you have all this in place you will need to contact an “Acquiring bank” to complete the infrastructure. The problem is that you will have [...]