Why You Need a Merchant Account
A Merchant Account lets you accept credit card purchases through your e-Commerce site. Your Merchant Account provider will authorize credit card purchases, process them and deposit the funds into your account. A Merchant Account helps you to not only increase sales, but also cut paperwork and reduce risk. A Merchant Account, however, does not provide a shopping cart; only the means to process credit card transactions.
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SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) Certificates let your customers know that their information, including their credit card number, is passing through a secured connection from them to you. Your customers will know and trust a Secure Certificate because they’ll recognize the Secure Site Seal. It tells them that you met the thorough approval criteria it takes to obtain the certificate and that transactions with your site are secure.