[thelist] Explaining Payment Processing
Joshua Olson
joshua at waetech.com
Wed Jun 22 09:23:28 CDT 2005
Hi List,
I'm preparing to write a document explaining the nuts and bolts of Payment
Processing for the typical client. Here's the outline that I've created to
guide my document. Would anybody mind commenting on changes to it before I
begin?
Thanks!
What is Payment Processing?
Defined
Role in E-Commerce
Other Role in Websites
Key Components (Merchant Account, Gateway, Client Interface)
What is a Merchant Account?
Explanation
Bank vs. 3rd Party
Storefront vs. Internet Payments
What is a Gateway?
Need for Gateway
Key players (Authorize.net, LinkPoint, etc)
Skipping a Gateway (Nova, etc)
Payment Processing Alternatives
PayPal
Print and Mail/Fax Forms
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Joshua L. Olson
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