How does online credit card payment and the whole online payment system work?
1)How does the whole system and procedure work?
2)Do debit cards work as well as credit cards?
3) I know the consumer has to take precautions but what are the security procedures and precautions taken by credit card companies and online payment companies and systems to protect you?
4) What shud i look for in a website to know it is totally secure and is known and legally accepted by govt agencies, banks and other agencies in concern?
5) Is there a universal agency/institute that websites which accept online payment are registered with?(for example ISO for quality of goods etc.)
paypal works well, and is self explanatory.
It’s safe because they would not stay in business if it wasn’t.
How Payment Processing Works
Before being able to accept credit card transactions and other forms of online payments, a merchant will need to set up a merchant account with a bank. A merchant account is the industry term for a business banking relationship whereby you and a bank have arranged to accept credit card payments (usually, a local bank can suffice for this kind of relationship). Setting up a merchant account usually involves the bank understanding your business and working with a third-party processor to arrange a mechanism for accepting payments. For more information on setting up merchant accounts, we recommend you take a look through the to get you started in the right direction.