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Our new customers often ask us what an Internet payment gateway is and why it's needed for their ecommerce business.
We tell them that in order for your business to accept credit cards online you need a way to process that credit card information…a way that is quick and secure.
An internet payment gateway is software that allows your customer's credit card information to be sent to a processing center. This software connects your website or other point of sale processor directly to the credit card companies.
We use both Authorize.net® and LinkPoint® as payment gateways. They offer outstanding versatility and flexibility for our customers who are looking for mobile or fixed solutions to accepting credit card payments.
Linkpoint was one of the first gateways to be used by Visa and MasterCard credit cardholders. For over 10 years, Linkpoint has been the gateway for billions of credit card transactions. See for yourself how Linkpoint works; try the free online demo.
Our clients who accept orders over the phone or through email can process these transactions anywhere there is access to the Internet. The internet payment gateway program will ask them for their user ID and password. From there they can go on to enter a customer's credit card information.
On average, it takes a credit card payment about 3 seconds to be processed. It’s what happens in that short span that is quite remarkable…
The credit card information gets sent though a secure connection and the Internet payment gateway gets the information to the merchant’s bank and then through a credit card interchange to the credit card company where it is either declined or approved. From then it goes back the way it came, ending back with the person who placed the original online order...all in about 3 seconds.
No wonder your customers think paying by plastic is fantastic!
To find the best Internet payment gateway solution for your business, call us at 888-760-1700.
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