Reviewing Options for Authorizing Payment
If you ask any business owner about which part of an online store is the most important, most will answer the acceptance of payment. Arguing with that answer is very difficult because it doesn't matter how user-friendly the site is or the type of products being offered; if you can't successfully accept payment, the business will fail.
Even though online stores have been accepting payments for some time now, you may be surprised at the methods in which these payments are accepted. Even today many e-Commerce sites don't have real-time payment methods. They may accept your credit card number online; however, it is not approved while you're online. That order may be printed out and given to a real person ...
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