Accept Credit Cards Instantly
July 14, 2008 – 7:16 pmIf you want to accept credit cards instantly then luckily these days your desire isn’t unrealistic. Certainly there are still plenty of credit card processors that will expect you to go through a long and drawn out application process but there are now many more trusting merchant account providers with whom you really can be accepting credit cards online in literally the next few minutes.
Be aware, of course, that even the most generous merchant account provider will require some details - often proof of i.d., bank account details and so on but fortunately some providers in the more competetive markets such as the US will open you an account automatically when you fill in a few basic details, then expect you to follow up in a reasonable timescale later with the necessary paperwork. This paperowrk is course as much about legal requirements as it is about your merchant account provider making life difficult for you.
In order to accept credit cards instantly you should have as many details to hand as possible when applying, thus speeding up the application process considerably. Normally just a few short online forms, you’ll be set up in moments if you have the informationeasily to hand. They can of course take quite a bit longer if you have to root around for details of when your business was formed, bank account details and so on.
After the short application process which may involve a simple credit check on you or your business, you will be provided with your own password-protected control panel from where you can administer your new merchant account.
From here you can easily integrate your merchant account facility into the rest of your website and be accepting credit cards online within minutes of signing up.
I think my own record for a test was five minutes from first visiting their website to processing ym first credit cartd order when my old processor packed up just as I was launching a new site! A quick scrabble around and we were back in business in minutes!
You can learn more at Merchant Account Forum
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