Online Merchant Accounts

Online merchant accounts enable merchants to accept credit cards though online mechanisms. These accounts transfer money from the customer's account to the merchant's bank. Today, online merchant accounts are a must for all online merchants regardless of their size and status. These accounts really make payments much faster and easier.

Online merchant accounts reduce paperwork, phone calls, mailing and advertising expenses and labor for data entry. They offer many payment options, and as they are multicurrency accounts, you can deal with clients from anywhere in the world. Online merchant accounts work using a special gateway software or virtual terminal to connect your website and the credit card processor.

Online merchant accounts can be set up in two ways ? you can share a third party account or you can open an account of your own. Creating a third party account is simple and fast, with a low set up fee of around $50. But they charge high processing fee. You can create your own online merchant account, if you satisfy requirements such as a well established bank account, or a good credit rating. The process may take many days, and the set up fees can be high, usually around $600. It is recommended that when starting a business use a third party account, and later change to your own online merchant account.

You can set up an online merchant account through one of the various merchant account providers (MAPs) or through a bank. But creating an account through bank is not so easy, as most banks have strict rules. Also, banks normally do not provide accounts for those have no marketing history. MAPs are responsible for transferring payments through the Internet. They charge a transaction fee for it, which is usually less than or equal to $0.30. There are also many independent sales organizations, called third party Map?s, that offer third party online merchant accounts.

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