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Online Shopping Demands You Have an Internet Merchant Account

In many ways the world of online shopping is not that different from shopping at the mall or your local strip shopping center. Most of the time when we leave home to shop we know what we want, we have a pretty idea of what we’re prepared to spend for it and we also know where we’ll likely find what we’re looking for.

 

Where the paths diverge wildly is in the payment process. Let’s look at getting something at the mall. Paying at the real world is easy.

 

There’s always cash, assuming you have enough in your wallet at any given moment. If cash is not a viable option, you can always pull out your checkbook and pay that way. And if you didn’t bring your checkbook, or are out of checks, there is always the trusty credit card nestled in your wallet.

 

In the online world things are not so varied.

 

First, you can be Donald Trump of Oprah Winfrey and you still aren’t going to be able to pay for your online purchase using cold, hard cash. It physically just can’t be done and I’ll bet that laptops don’t make change.

 

You can pay for your online purchase with a check. Indeed, back in the salad days of online retailing it was not at all uncommon to fill out your order form on the computer, print it, attach your check and mail it. That was what passed for shopping via the Internet back in the day.

 

And you can still do that, but it slows the transaction down to a crawl while the merchant waits for the check to arrive, verifies the funds and then ships the merchandise. Unless….you….like….really….slow….service, well, this is not really a workable option either.

 

This leaves us with paying by credit card. The entire credit card transaction – from the time you enter your information to the time you are verified as good to go – takes about 15 seconds. And once that approval is bestowed your order is placed with most vendors shipping the item within 24 hours.

 

This as compared with paying by check where your first 24 hours, at least, are spent with your funds still in the mail system.

 

Given all this is it any surprise that more than 80 percent of all online purchases are made using a credit card? With that number expected to grow every year for the foreseeable future?

 

Just as we have gotten spoiled by certain stores always having what we want in stock, credit card online processing has spoiled us for any other method. Indeed, there is not a faster way to transact purchases over the Internet than by credit card.

 

So if you are one of those ‘net businesses that have not embraced credit card merchant services, now might be an ideal time to rethink that posture. You have nothing to lose, but much to gain as more online shoppers will be showing up on your site, credit card cocked and ready for action.

 

Jim Osterman is a Web content developer with CardAccept.com, a leading Internet merchant account provider that offers state-of-the-art credit card processing.

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A problem called ‘Credit Card Debt ‘

Credit cards are no more a luxury, they are almost a necessity. So, you would imagine a lot of people going for credit cards. In fact, a lot of people posses more than one credit cards. So, the credit card industry is growing by leaps and bounds. However, the credit card industry and credit card holders are posed with a big problem called ‘Credit Card Debt’. In order to understand what ‘credit card debt’ actually means, we need to understand the workflow associated with the use of credit cards as such.

Credit cards, as the name suggests, are cards on which you can get credit i.e. make borrowings (your credit card debt). Your credit card is a representative of the credit account that you hold with the credit card supplier. Whatever payments you make using your credit card are actually your borrowings that contribute towards your credit card debt. Your total credit card debt is the total amount you owe credit card supplier. You must settle your credit card debt on a monthly basis. So, you receive a monthly statement or your credit card bill which shows your total credit card debt. You must pay off your credit card debt by the payment due date failing which you will incur late fee and interest charges. However, you have the option of making a partial (minimum) payment too, in which case you don’t incur late fee but just the interest charges on your credit card debt. If you don’t pay off your credit card debt in full, the interest charges too get added to it. So your credit card debt keeps on increasing, more so because the interest rates on credit card debt are generally higher than the interest rates on other kind of loans/borrowings. Further, the interest charges add on to your credit card debt each month to form the new balance or the new credit card debt amount. If you continue making partial payments (or no payments) the interest charges are calculated afresh on the new credit card debt. So you end up paying interest on the last month’s interest too. Thus your credit card debt accumulates rapidly and soon you find that what was once a relatively small credit card debt has ballooned into a big amount which you find almost impossible to pay. Moreover, if you don’t still control your spending habits, your credit card debt rises even faster. This is how the vicious circle of credit card debt works.

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How Online Credit Card Processing Works

You don’t have to know how credit card processing works online in order to operate a successful business. There are many merchants who process thousands of dollars in transactions each month without knowing what is happening behind the scenes. That being said, having a rudimentary understanding of how money travels from your customer’s credit card account to your bank account can be useful. Below, we’ll give you a brief overview that describes the entire process. We’ll begin when someone visits your website and follow the trail of the transaction until your bank receives the money.

What Your Website’s Visitors See

When your visitor arrives at your website, they’ll be able to choose the products they wish to purchase. By clicking on the appropriate link, they’re transported to a page on your website where they can enter their credit card information. The shopping cart that you’re using should calculate any taxes or shipping fees. Once your customer has filled in the necessary fields (address, phone number, etc.), they can validate their purchase decision by clicking a “Submit Order” button.

Preventing Fraud At The Gateway

Before the transaction and the accompanying credit card information reach your merchant account’s bank, they must go through a payment gateway. At the gateway, the transaction is checked to ensure its validity. This includes making certain that the credit card number is correct and verifying the address and CSV code (normally found on the back of the credit card) to prevent fraudulent activity. If the customer’s credit card is deemed invalid, a message is sent back to your website to alert the customer. If the credit card is valid, the transaction continues to the merchant account.

On The Way To The Merchant Account

The payment gateway transfers the money for the transaction from the customer’s credit card account to your merchant account’s bank. You don’t actually have possession of the money (yet). Once the money arrives at your merchant account’s bank, it’s held there.

Payment Notifications

If the transaction is completed without issue, a message is sent to your website that notifies the customer. This message confirms to your customer that her credit card was charged for the appropriate amount and the transaction was processed successfully. Most merchant accounts are set up to also send an email confirmation to the customer. From your perspective (as a merchant), you’ll be able to see the new transaction payment immediately.

Into Your Bank Account

The last step in the process is to receive the money into your bank account. The money is currently held at your merchant account’s bank. Assuming that your merchant account is in your name (or the name of your business), you’ll receive the money within a few business days. It’s transferred automatically according to the agreement you signed when you established your merchant account.

A Smooth Process

The credit card processing system initially seems complex, but each step is refined to minimize fraud while making the transaction flow as smoothly as possible. Your customers usually won’t be aware of what is happening behind the scenes. The only thing they’ll see is a confirmation that their transaction was processed or a message letting them know their credit card was declined. On your end, you may need to reconcile the payment data from your merchant account with your own database. But, that can usually be accomplished by a simple download once you’ve programmed your system to import and merge the information.

Credit card processing plays a critical role in your online store sales. You now have a broad understanding of how that process works.

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First of all, what is a credit report? It is a document that contains the person’s history of loan payments, such as those for credit cards, auto loans, and mortgages. Lenders use these credit reports to gauge if they can still grant additional credit to the person involved, and the interest rate which they will charge the loan.

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