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On 29 May 2007, at 15:05, Richard Davey wrote:

> Hi Joel,
>
> Tuesday, May 29, 2007, 2:52:50 PM, you wrote:
>
>>> Most of them are platform agnostic. PayPal, Google Checkout,
>>> Cybercash, even WorldPay. They send the data, you deal with it.
>
>> Hmmm...I thought with PayPal/Worldpay etc you were shunted off to a
>> different URL at some point in the purhcase path? This aint what my
>> client wants...
>
> Nope, they both offer 'advanced' services where you handle all the
> card collection details on your site, passed to them in the background
> for actual processing. They both charge extra for it too.

...And as soon as you start handling the specific card data you have  
a massive amount more responsibility on your hands. VISA and  
MasterCard also require you to comply with the likes of PCI DSS  
security standards. That means at the very least annual security  
audits and added expense.

-j