Guides and Directories

ASROC - Alternative Payment Processing Conference - A conference designed to discuss Alternative Payment Processing Systems for internet businesses. A forum to meet current industry needs for finding reliable online e-commerce systems.

Bank Card Law - Provides legal services designed to facilitate merchant bankcard processing.

100 Best Merchant Accounts - Site offers articles on merchant services and reviews of providers.

Building Ecommerce Website - Your complete Guide to launch your Ecommerce website

ChargebackPrevention.Com - Site dedicated to chargeback and fraud prevention.

Direct Deposit and Direct Payment Coalition - Provides information on electronic payments.

Direct Response Forum - An organization responsible for providing educational materials and seminars for merchants utilizing customer-not-present payment methods.

Electronic money, or e-money, and digital cash - Links to information sources on electronic money and digital cash, descriptions of systems, benefits, problems and dangers.

ePaynews - News and information about electronic payment systems.

FindMerchant - Guide for online Internet merchant accounts and credit card processing. Information on high risk and offshore processors. Free tools for e-commerce web hosting and design.

H.I.R. Investments - Offers an informational packet on how-to process credit cards without a merchant account.

Info Merchant - Help with merchant accounts and credit card processing companies. Online discount guide for e-commerce hosting, Internet shopping carts and POS terminals.

Merchant911 - Offers tools and information intended to help merchants avoid chargebacks.

Merchant Account 101 - Offers free advice on choosing a credit card processing company, including how to rate your merchant account provider.

Merchant Account Information Forum - Provides free articles and information on accepting online payments with a merchant account. Discussion forum for posting questions to and a quality fortnightly newsletter.

Merchant Account Services - Provides articles and Blog entries for merchant services information, a directory of merchant account related sites, tools and calculators, as a well as a discussion forum.

MerchantPick.com - A directory for merchant accounts; shopping carts; payment, billing and point-of-sale solutions.

The Merchant's Guide - Publishes "Understanding Interchange," a detailed guide to minimizing the impact of Interchange costs on customer-not-present credit card transactions. Appropriate for catalogers, Web merchants and other direct response marketers.

Merchants Payments Coalition - A coalition of retailers, supermarkets, drug stores, convenience stores, fuel stations, on-line merchants and other businesses who are fighting against unfair merchant credit card fees.

MerchantSeek - Allows users free access to an online database of merchant service providers.

MerchantSelect.Com - Provides a guide to finding and selecting a merchant account service provider, payment gateway or shopping cart solution, including informative articles and independent product reviews.

Online Payment Systems - Online payment systems directory - payment systems rating, payment systems for developers, payment systems for customers

Shopping Cart Reviews - A list of ecommerce products including shopping carts, hosted shopping carts and payment gateways.

Small Business Merchant Accounts - Small business merchant accounts is a blog about credit card processing and other merchant services issues and provides information and articles about the industry.

Third Party Merchant Accounts - Offers free information and advice on how to choose an online credit card processor and merchant account provider.

Payment Processing Industry - A provider of legal and financial service, online payment solutions, business payment consultants, card payment solutions, payment gateways solutions, merchant services providers, merchant account payment and many other services. (November 17, 2008)