Payment Gateway
This gateway automates the deal between the customer and merchant and is usually a third-party service that is actually a system processes, verifies, and accepts or decline credit card transactions on behalf of the merchant through secured Internet connections. This payment gateway is a network that allows a merchant to accept credit card and other forms of electronic payments. These gateways are really secured to take care of whole transaction being done online. When referring to these gateways used for Internet transactions, it may also be called an IP payment gateway. Interactive Voice Response Service customer enters the credit card details on phone using automated phone answering service. In case of order via website, browser encrypts the information which passes between the browser and web server using SSL encryption. Cyber source, Verisign, Pay pal and Authorize are some of the popular payment gateway service provider allowing merchants to accept credit card and through their website over an Internet Protocol connection.