Re: Credit card transaction security

Christopher C. Petro (petroatypon.com)
Tue, 14 Sep 1999 15:17:47 -0700

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>What I have heard is that the "state of the art" is to process credit cards
>on separate credit card systems, even for e-commerce sites. Most sites are
>set up to offer telephone ordering and they use the approved telephone
>based system to manually enter e-commerce transactions. Otherwise the bank
>refuses to handle their credit card transactions.
>
>I admit this is third hand, but I heard it recently. I'd love to hear more
>specifics from someone. I'd expect that big e-commerce sites might be able
>to cut a better deal with some bank or other.

        A large subscription based We3b Site I used to work for
charged credit cards directly. We had a leased line (frame relay) to
the CC clearing company, and did everything (except charge backs)
over the wire.

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