choosing your payment gateway

Choosing your payment gateway is a key part in the development process of your ecommerce solution, there are many different gateways in the market and all offers something different to the other. The most professional way of incorporating a gateway into your solution is to acquire a merchant account from any UK bank which then gives you the flexibility to take payments through various payment gateway versions.

Having a merchant account from the bank does not mean that you have to go with their payment gateway, it allows you to choose how you want your payments to be processed and with who. Most gateways that are out on the market offer an inline solution that allows you to take payments on your site rather than directing your customer onto another site (hosted page) and away from yours, which not only gives the customer a better experience but at the same time makes you look much more professional. You also need to make sure that your payment page has a SSL certificate which confirms that the page is secure and thus gives your customers peace of mind when purchasing from your site. For information on the advansys epayments service that we provide please contact us.