A payment gateway encrypts and transmits customer data; a processor moves funds between accounts. Both are essential for online credit card transactions.

Accepting credit cards requires a payment processor like Square or Stripe, a merchant account, and hardware like POS ...

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A payment gateway is a technology that allows businesses to capture, authenticate, and encrypt online payment information from customers. If you want to accept payments online as a business, you’ll ...

As a staff writer for Forbes Advisor, SMB, Kristy helps small business owners find the tools they need to keep their businesses running. She uses the experience of managing her own writing and editing ...

Automated Clearing House (ACH) payments are electronic bank transfers that move funds between accounts through the ACH network. Unlike credit card transactions, ACH payments pull money directly from ...

A growing number of payments no longer require a card, phone or other type of hardware — even on the back end, where companies like Amazon, IBM and Microsoft are urging businesses to do more in the ...

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