Payment Gateways and Merchant Accounts
Authorize.net
If you are going to be doing business on the Web and want to accept credit cards, then you are going to need to have a Merchant Account and Payment Gateway.
We have teamed up with Authorize.net to make this process as easy as possible for you.
Steps to setup a Merchant Account/Payment Gateway (IPS)
- You need a checking account somewhere. This does not have to be any special kind of checking account at all. It just needs to be able to accept money transfers electronically (also called ACH or Automated Clearing House). Most checking accounts do this these days as so many people are paying and receiving payments electronically. If you do direct deposit to a checking account your are most likely recieving it via ACH or some other electronic depositing system.
- Fill out the application.
- Everything else is taken care of for you.
