Accepting Electronic Payments
Accepting electronic payments is essential to modern business. The UK is currently Europe's largest ecommerce economy with two-thirds of consumers having shopped online.
The value of Internet sales rose by 56 per cent between 2004 and 2005, from £66.2bn to £103.3bn, while the proportion of businesses selling on-line rose by 22 per cent from 12 per cent of businesses to 14.6 per cent of businesses (Office of National Statistics, 2007).
The Electronic Payments Tool is impartial and you can 'Use the Tool' to compare the cost of UK online payment solutions according to your own business requirements. This will save you hours of research.
If at anytime you want more information you can request a free 15 minute telephone audit of your current or planned website as a further service from the Electronic Payments Tool.
The Electronic Payments Tool was intially funded by Scottish Enterprise and the Business Link to provide merchants with a clear understanding of what you need to do to take secure online payments from your customers. The site is managed by RSTO who provide the government accredited www.TradeOnlineProject.com ecommerce implementation service.