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[dpro]

Just a question for all of you, if you got something to secure CC transfers and what not, what would you recommend as a good company for that? For instance, I took a look at verisign's credit card processing, and it sounded decent, anyone have any exp with that? Thanks!

[Patrick]

I don't really understand your question... are you looking for a place to process credit card orders? ... or are you looking for a place to buy SSL certificates from?

[OIS]

If you want to take credit cards online, you will need both a merchant account and a payment gateway. I am a fan of Authorize.net, which provides a very nice API for integration into your site.

As for a merchant account, you might want to check out CDG Commerce -- they have the best rates I've seen so far. You can also get an Authorize.net account through them.

If you are accepting the credit card information directly through your site (as opposed to using a payment form provided by the payment gateway), you will also need an SSL certificate. Verisign, Thwarte and GeoTrust are the big players here. Last time I checked, GeoTrust had the best prices. Unfortunately, if you go with one of the options, some of your visitors' browsers may not recognize the certificate.

[crucialx]

I currently use MyPaySytems.com. Its good if you want to do recurring transactions and there is no need to have SSL enabled on your server. It may have higher transaction costs than CDG Commerce but ther is no monthly fee.

I have been using MyPaySystems for about 2 weeks now and its been quite good.

[innova]

I second CDG.

I will be signing up as soon as I get my lazy act together and complete my new signup form.

[dan_erat]

You can process credit cards yourself using Verisign's Payflow Pro. I found it to be quite easy to use.

[innova]

I refuse to do business with such an evil company. Bah to verisign. Why?

http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/20...0929021965.htm

[dan_erat]

Well, in my case, we were already paying for the software and using it for something else.

But I agree that Verisign is evil. :)