Learn About Merchant Accounts

A merchant account is a special agreement with a bank that allows you to accept credit card payments online. If you want to sell online, you will need to provide your customer with payment options that will make them feel comfortable about their transaction. Credit card transactions are the most popular method of online payment and the only way to accept credit card payments online is to have a merchant account.

Credit card transactions account for the majority of online sales, which makes being able to accept credit card payments crucial to the success of your ecommerce site. Merchant accounts will enable you to accept credit card payments online, but you need to find a merchant account solution that works with the shopping cart software you use on your website. Merchant accounts use different online gateway systems for credit card transactions and the shopping cart software on your website has to interface with these gateways in order for you to accept credit card payments.

Finding the right merchant account for your business can be challenging, as many banks will not offer merchant accounts to small businesses. As a small business merchant account provider, Network Solutions® can help you secure a merchant account for your business that enables you to accept credit card payments online. We have established relationships with a number of banks and financial institutions and offer our own processing system to validate credit card transactions. Added to our ecommerce design and hosting packages, Network Solutions can help you set up a merchant account for your business that will enable you to accept credit card transactions.