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		<h1>Guide to Credit Card Processing</h1>
With the help of a credit card processing service, your business will be able to accept payments for goods and services in any currency and process credit card transactions in real time. Once you've gotten set up for credit card processing, you'll wonder how you ever managed without it!

<h1>Getting Started With Online Credit Card Processing</h1>
Getting started with online credit card processing is actually pretty simple.
When you set up a merchant account - one that authorizes your business to accept credit card transactions - in just a few days your company will be able to accept online card payments. With online credit card processing, the only piece of equipment you'll need to process the credit card transactions is a computer with Internet access. Money paid by customers is then deposited right into your checking account within a few days after the transaction is processed.

<h1>What are the Benefits of Credit Card Processing?</h1>
<blockquote><h1>Online Credit Card Processing</h1>
With ecommerce, customers can shop 24/7 from any location, so with online credit card processing you'll instantly become part of the worldwide marketplace and have a global commercial presence. Improved sales are bound to follow once you add credit card processing to the services offered by your business, and this is just one of the many benefits you'll discover. Also, an enterprise that accepts credit cards is generally deemed more credible by consumers, since the credit card processing service has already checked it out and certified its legitimacy. 

<h1>Offline Credit Card Payment Processing</h1>
The same credibility issues apply for offline credit card processing as they do for online credit card processing. Could you image going into a brick-and-mortar store that did not accept credit cards? You'd, more than likely, walk out. Credit card processing provides an additional element of expanse for any organization and/or business.</blockquote>


<h1>How is a Credit Card Purchase Processed?</h1>
When a customer uses a credit card to pay for goods or services, an authorization request is automatically submitted via your business or website to the credit card processing service, which then links the request electronically to the credit card network. The authorization request is relayed to the issuing bank, which confirms the validity of the cardholder's account number and that the amount being charged doesn't exceed the customer's credit limit. A deposit transaction is then transmitted, and the payment funds are deposited into your checking account. Your account will generally receive the money in 2-3 business days.

<h1>Is Your Credit Card Processing Equipment PCI Compliant?</h1>
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) or <a href="pci-compliance.html">PCI
Compliance</a> was developed by the major credit card companies to help businesses and institutions prevent credit card processing security threats and fraud. By 2010, PCI DDS compliance will be required for any organization that processes credit or debit card information. If you're a merchant, business or organization and need to upgrade in order to be PCI compliant, MAXX Business Solutions has a <a href="pci-compliance-offer.html">PCI
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