A merchant account is one of the types of bank accounts that accepts payments through plastic cards of popular payment systems.
Merchant account is popular among companies that trade via the Internet. It is thanks to this type of account that the payment for goods and services of the consumer on the site is carried out.
When registering this type of account, the company is issued a special number, with the help of which funds from the client are transferred to the service representative.
Main advantages of the account
If we talk about the advantages of a merchant account, we can draw several conclusions:
- The client can pay for the purchase in any currency available to him.
- The payments are not subject to the tax rate or it is minimal.
- High characteristics of payment processing speed - up to several thousand transactions per minute.
- The system is completely secure and does not transfer the entered data to third parties.
- Thanks to this type of account, you can work on the territory of many countries.
- Payments are processed quickly and easily.
What are the types of accounts
There are several types:
- trading account, a bank card is required for payment;
- Internet account, payments go through browser pages.
With the help of this system, it becomes possible to successfully carry out electronic commerce.