Re: Re: Opinion on on-line payment and banking gateway

Mark wrote: > Seak, Teng-Fong wrote: > >> I'm not a PHP programmer. I ask this question for a friend of >> mine. So I'm not sure if I'm using the correct terms. He's making an >> e-commerce website and he doesn't know much about how to validate credit >> card, or how to make transactions. What he needs is called "banking >> gateway", right? >> > a couple years ago I did some research and while I'm not Sure who the > players are right now, I concluded it was not worth the effort. We > concluded it was better to subscribe to a credit card clearing service. > > They provide a basic API that allows you to pass a billing amount to the > clearing service who, for a fee or percentage, process the credit card. You > never Have to deal with it, they just credit your account and you ship > goods. > That sounds good. Could I know more about this clearing service? I mean, to whom should my friend contact? Some bank? His company is in Chicago. So, is there any central banking organization in United-States that he should contact? Or some bank in Chicago? Thanks in advance ---------- * Zoner PhotoStudio 8 - Your Photos perfect, shared, organised! www.zoner.com/zps You can download your free version.