Setting up your web site to accept credit card payments is a simple process, however business owners should carefully consider the risks and put into place processes which help reduce those risks.

Equally, the services required to accept credit card payments do involve third party providors, i.e an e-commerce database, shopping cart system, order processing system, your Hosting Providor, the Merchant Bank and a Payment Gateway System that validates payments from your website with VISA / Mastercard/ Amex etc and gives you the control over the transactions.