Categories: Accepting Online Payments

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($0.05/invoice)Included($10/month)Included ($15/month)($20/month, $0.35/transaction)Included ($10/ month, 0.75% of volume)   MX Merchant Authorize.Net Monthly Fees Free! $10/month Transaction Fees Free! $0.05/transaction Virtual Terminal Included Included Recurring Billing $10/month Included Customer Vault Included Included Fraud Protection Included Included Level 2 Processing $20/month Included Level 3 Processing Included with Level 2 Not Available Inventory [...]

What is Authorize.net?

Authorize.net is a type of payment gateway, or gateway for short. A payment gateway is the online-equivalent of a credit card terminal. The payment gateways’ job is to encrypt, and then securely authorize a credit card transaction. Payment gateways are fundamentally required when accepting a credit card transactions online, because they’re [...]

What is a secure payment page?

A secure payment page means that the webpage where credit card numbers are entered is secured via Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) 128 bit encryption. In a nutshell – your customers need to be able to see that your website is protecting their sensitive details! If you’re working directly with a web [...]

Accepting International sales

International orders can really help boost sales and donations, but they carry higher inherent risks. To help avoid being the victim of fraud, we recommend shipping products outside of the US only once you have vetted the cardholder and verified their address. Below are some best practices for your organization [...]

How do I protect against online fraud?

Fraud losses cost the financial and retail industries over $250 billion annually, and cyber-crimes get more sophisticated every year. Online merchants are typically more vulnerable than in-person merchants, due to the fact that there are many more opportunities for fraudsters to attack an organization via digital means. As an online [...]

What is a website inspection, and will I need to complete one?

A website inspection is just what it sounds like – If you take payments through your website, we’ll be inspecting your site, to look for a few specific things. Visa/Mastercard/Discover/Amex have very specific requirements for all merchant who accept credit cards online. The requirements are setup with the intention of protecting both [...]

What is required when accepting online payments?

If you’re accepting payments online, you’ll need the use of a payment gateway in addition to your Dharma account. Without a gateway, Dharma would have no way of securely getting orders from your website.  Hackers are always on the hunt for new ways to steal sensitive data, and that’s why [...]