SSL Certificates :

SSL Certificates protect your customer's personal data including passwords, credit cards and identity information. Getting an SSL certificate is the easiest way to increase your customer's confidence in your online business. If you have online store, first thing that should be done is to go for a Comodo SSL certificate to ensure your customer’s safe and secure transaction.

There are different levels of a SSL certificate. Depending upon your requirement and business type, you can go for the one that suits you best. If in case you want to expand globally, you need to be sure while choosing SSL certificate as well as credit card processing. Choose the one which is best for your business.

Credit Cards And SSL

For online payment, traditionally it has been a combination of both, merchant account and payment gateway. Your store and merchant account is connected through online payment gateway that assists transaction between parties involved-merchant’s bank and card issuer’s bank. It is like a card swipe machine that you might have seen in most of the stores when you go out for shopping.If you want to opt for merchant account/payment gateway, you need to apply for both. All you have to do is fill up the application form and provide required financial information and your work is done. Merchant Stronghold is known for providing merchant accounts for all kinds of low and high-risk businesses.

After applying for these forms you need to wait for few days for processing of your application and once your application is accepted, you can start accepting payments. But before accepting payment you need to connect your account to the gateway and then gateway to your store. There are all-in-one solutions like Pay Pal, which unites merchant account and gateway into one solution, which makes setup easier and quicker.