Friday 11 October 2013

Merchant Accounts - 4 important FAQs


Four frequently asked questions about merchant accounts.

Q1. What is a merchant account?
A bank account that enables businesses to accept credit cards and e-cheques is called merchant account.
Q2. What’s the general procedure to set up a merchant account?
In order to set up a high risk merchant account you are needed to apply with a bank making use of your existing business account (connected with your business’s federal tax ID). The function of merchant account will be to collect and deposit credit card or e-cheque transactions into your business account.
Q3. What are the basic requirements in opening up a merchant account?
The signatory or the account holder requires any government authorized ID accompanied by a bank letter with the company name, account number, ABA bank number and signature of the bank officer.
Q4. What is a payment gateway?
Payment gateway helps in transmission of credit card information from business account to bank account in a secure manner.

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