An Introduction To Accepting Credit Cards On The Internet Part-6

Having said that, banks are slowly starting to introduce services to help internet companies, but in today's business climate I feel certain you'd be better putting your time, energy and cash into gaining a merchant account through the second route - using an intermediary.

Intermediate companies do exactly what it sounds - they form a defence between the bank and yourself. Whilst this may at first sound like a disadvantage because there's another body to get authorised by, the matter is quite the reverse.

Intermediary companies understand the banks and what they look for in a new client. They can "pitch" your application right and many boast enviable acceptance rates, even for non-US merchants.

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