When you think about the Internet in view of national borders on earth, you might begin to feel a sense that the human race is outgrowing its own world. Humans are moving about internationally, and across hemispheres, such that it could be said the original purpose of national borders is in question. On a daily basis, using the Web, we also cross borders freely.
Perhaps you are willing to consider that the Web in particular can act as a kind of training space, where we are all gradually re-thinking of the planet, as a whole. Social theorists in the '50s and '60s and '70s talked about the coming global condition of connectedness, a high-tech village atmosphere everywhere, when the planet seems to shrink for humans.
Certainly, in a less grandiose vision of the future, the Web is helping us all integrate at our own local levels. As a new, alternative globe or map, the Internet has already allowed countless cities and areas to become destinations for people who are searching for exactly those kinds of places. In that process, people learn how to let their minds travel freely in this world.
Why did we originally need guarded borders between countries? You could easily answer that question, from your basic history knowledge, and even common sense. Today, things at borders are much more complicated because money, goods, creatures and news are not the only things moving across the thresholds.
Cultures, languages, plants, ideas and ways of life are moving across borders very freely, because the physical borders mean much less to us. Our borderless online world may offer us powers and variety, in other words, that we shall begin to expect on the ground — including decreased awareness of people's nationalities. Aren't we all becoming global citizens?
If we're moving toward a borderless sort of world — at least in the ways that people feel about their world, in the beginning — then how the Web is guiding us in that direction is interesting.
We might say that we believe in the Web, as a reflection of our human world, for the reason that it is comprehensive. Enough people are sharing, creating and making use of online content that the library of life produced gives us confidence.
When anybody can come up with anything online — from learning a trade, to finding out about the next national border you could cross, or doing a craft project by yourself, to playing at a Tablet casino — it fulfills its purpose of bringing us all together, across our old borders and separations.
Paga resolves to tackle payment challenges in Nigeria
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Stripe: Why it's my de facto standard for payment processing
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Coversure chooses Callstream for PCI compliance
The details are then forwarded directly and securely to the Coversure credit card payment gateway. Because data is passed securely to the payment gateway and not stored, Vault achieves PCI Level 1 compliance, whilst at the same time satisfying FCA …
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Apriva to Preview AprivaPay Plus v3.0 at TRANSACT 14
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Apriva, the leading provider of end-to-end wireless transactions, gateway services, and secure information solutions, announced that it will preview its next-generation AprivaPay™ Plus mobile payment acceptance …
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All you want to know about gross merchandise value
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Question by kavinrocky@1: Best Payment Gateway Provider?
My site is a freelancing site and i need the best Payment Gateway Provider..
These should be included :
Check – Regular Mail
Check – FedEx Overnight
Paypal
E-Gold
Moneybookers
Payoneer Debit Card
Bank Wire
Thanks
Best answer:
Answer by Michelle C
sitepoint.com/article/money-where-mouse-is-gateways
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Question by bhu: What is Payment Processing engine and Payment Gateway?
Can a corporate setup its own gateway or engine to process online money transactions. How is it done and what would be the cost to setup one.
Best answer:
Answer by ERAZ
Through payment gateway you can accept online payments from your clients on your website like 2co.com, moneybookers.com etc and they charge some percentage for providing this service like (.05$ +10%) for transaction > 100$ but exact figurs vary from gateway to gateway and yes you can setup your own for this you need to open merchant account in any bank. but my advice is to go for 2co as they also accept paypal along with credit cards and their fee is less than others and also taking services of any gateway is easier than settingup your own as gateway also provide security for not only client credit card but also for you and client feel more comfortable with well known gateways.
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Question by James Bond: which technology is used for payment gateway ?
I mean there is technology that transfers money. We use some technology there are lots of its just tell me some so i can know something about
Best answer:
Answer by stymiee
This isn’t a project you would write with a language like PHP. You would need to use a higher level language such as C or C++. Something compiled that will be much faster and more robust then PHP. You can power your web based front end with PHP (i.e. user control panel) but the backend stuff, including payment processing, will need to be in the higher level language. You’ll also need an enterprise level database as open source databases could never handle a task like this. Basically you’re looking at using an Oracle database which is expensive but also designed for this sort of thing.
Your first major issue will be PCI DSS compliance. This is the security practices dictated by the major credit card companies (Visa, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Card, JCB). It dictates how you will secure your data in terms of hardware, software, and practice. It is expensive to do and maintain. You will need to hire a company to certify your compliance on a regularly scheduled basis. Failing your certification can mean you get shut down.
Your second major issue will be getting certified by the processing networks. To be a successful payment gateway you must be certified on every processing platform and there are at least 16 of them that I can think of off of the top of my head. Being certified takes about two months for each. You can do them simultaneously but you would be looking at at least a year to be certified on all of them. And each one has a different API so you will need to code your payment gateway to work with all of them.
Your third major issue will be the data you store. Not only do you have the PCI DSS issues to deal with, but you will need to capture and store every transaction that runs through your system for years. That kind of data will require tons of storage space (that will also need to be secured).
Your fourth major issue will be processing volume. A gateway must be able to perform transactions in a second or less. This means your hardware solutions must be able to scale for heavy traffic especially over the holiday season. It will need to be able to handle hundreds of transactions per second (thousands if you become successful). That is a big reason why you’ll need to use a higher level language over PHP.
Your fifth major issue is that you will need to create a powerful yet easy to use API for web developers to use to connect to your payment gateway. They need to be able to do everything a credit card terminal can do through code. Documenting that should be fun! 😉
Minor issues include:
– Making sure you are ECI compliant (Electronic Commerce Indicator is required for all Internet transactions)
– Securing all data transfer (SSL)
– Offering a user control panel
If you want to be successful you will also need to have the following in place:
– Anti-fraud tools
– Have a reseller program in place
My estimations would say it would take 2 – 3 years to build your own payment gateway and get it up and running. That includes being PCI DSS certified, certified on every major processing platform, and to create your API. Costs would be around $ 250,000 as the developers you would need to write that kind of code will not be cheap plus you will have large infrastructure costs (hardware and software) just to run everything.
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Question by sean: What is a secure payment gateway?
How does it work to a merchant’s advantage?
Best answer:
Answer by happy
You need a payment gateway to process your on line payments as well as your normal credit card processing card company. They take your customer’s card details over the Internet and perform security checks on your behalf. It’s not to your advantage, because you have to pay twice and it’s not something you can do yourself.
It depends on the volume of business you transact through your site as to whether using a payment gateway is financially viable. For low volume transactions, a company such as paypal to take your online payments will be much much cheaper and it’s very straight forward. Google has also introduced a similar service recently.
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Why a Currency Based on an Internet Joke Should Be Taken Seriously
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Canadian websites hit by Heartbleed vulnerability
Heartbleed is a vulnerability in the OpenSSL encryption code that is used by two-thirds of all websites. A popular method of encryption because it is open source and freely available, OpenSSL ensures your private information is securely transferred to …
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Topcreditcardprocessors.com Announces Flagship Merchant Services as the …
The independent authority on payment processors, topcreditcardprocessors.com, has promoted Flagship Merchant Services as the top payment gateway company for April 2014. Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Google+ Share on LinkedIn …
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USAePay Secure Payment Gateway Releases Version 132 for Android Point Of …
USAePay, an industry leading payment gateway, recently released update version 1.3.2 of their Android mobile point of sale application, available now for free download on the Google Play Store. To date, USAePay routinely delivers updates enhancing …
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BlueSnap Expands Local Payment Options in the BRIC Markets
WALTHAM, Mass., April 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — BlueSnap announced today that its global payment gateway now offers new localized payment methods in Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC). By letting local consumers use the payment methods they …
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Discover Looks To Tap The Asian Market
Earlier this month, the company entered an agreement with Bangkok Bank in Thailand, and is also associated with the RuPay payment gateway system that was launched in May 2014 in India. Discover is the third largest credit card company in the U.S. after …
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MICROS and Elavon Deliver Secure Payment Technology
Powered by the MICROS Payment Gateway™ and Elavon's Fusebox™ gateway solution, this next generation payment environment is built upon decades of proven PMS and payment processing expertise. Robust scalability offers a great fit for businesses of …
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