Payment Gateway

Payment Gateway - Gateway to Where?

Payment gateways provide the necessary infrastructure that enable merchants to accept credit card
and electronic check payments from Web sites. In other words, an online payment gateway virtually
replaces the traditional credit card swipe machine you find in the physical retail world. It captures
your customers’ payment data and securely communicates with the appropriate merchant services
institution to process and deposit proceeds into your merchant account. Payment gateways submit
transactions, protect your business and your customers from fraud, and secure online access to
transaction records so you can track sales. In conjunction with a merchant account a payment
gateway is a secure direct link from a paying customer's credit card to your bank account.

There are many Payment Gateway providers, the ones we recommend are:

Authorize.net - Secure and reliable Payment Gateway service provider with competitive rates.
Please visit Authorize.net for additional information and pricing.

If you wish to sign up for a payment gateway and or a merchant account from Authorize.net you
must download and complete this online setup form.

Your Affiliate Relationship Manager is Lisa Millar. You can reach Lisa directly at 801-492-6507
and lmillar@authorize.net, anytime you have any questions or concerns regarding the account setup
process.

New Merchant Tour and Web Tutorials
A New Merchant Tour, located at http://welcome.authorize.net, designed to assist new merchants
with setting up and managing their payment gateway accounts. The New Merchant Tour is a great
place for your new merchants to begin familiarizing themselves with the Authorize.Net Payment
Gateway.

Another great provider for Merchant Services and Gateways is PayPal. They provide a
complete payment processor service including Payment Gateway and or Merchant Services. There
are other low cost payment collection options available at PayPal as well.