| What is E-Commerce? E-Commerce is a
way of doing business where by goods and
products are sold through an electronic
medium. This could be over the Internet
or via Telephones etc. So how does E-Commerce
work and how can your website start making
money? You being the Merchant will first
of all apply for a Merchant Account, this
is usually done through banks around the
UK. Checkout the Online-Resources section
for a list of banks that provide this service.
Nowadays its a lot easier unlike the days
when I started programming it was a huge
task getting one of these.
So I have a Merchant account, now what?
Now you need a payment gateway. This will
facilitate buyers to input their card details
just as you would swipe your card and the
details are read of the magnetic strip,
send it to the acquiring bank and the money
then being sent to your bank account.
Where can you find a payment gateway? As
mentioned earlier, life is much easier nowadays
and for different services and regions we
have a number of payment gateways with different
integration standards, some might require
a client side installation while others
might be as easy as sending data to the
server and reading the messages. Some of
the Payment Gateways I have worked with
are displayed below. These are just a few
thatAstral have worked with, for a detailed
list, send me an email through my contact
page or email me at contact@astralinfo.co.uk.
Keep reading for more tips on how to secure
your online business.
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We are able to integrate any of the following
payment gateways:
1. Paypal
2. Worldpay
3. Secure Trading
4. Protx
5. HSBC
6. Meta Charge
7. Ukash
8. Barclays
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