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Online payments for your website.

Take card payments through your website, with the payment page handled by a secure third party if you like. Tell us how you sell online and we'll look at what could help.

Start a payments requestWays to take payments online

Or call (619) 382-3810, Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm Pacific.

Ways to take payments online

  • Hosted payment pageYour site sends the customer to a third party’s payment page to pay.
  • Embedded payment formA third party’s payment form shows inside your own page.
  • Tokens for repeat chargesThe card number is replaced with a stand-in value (tokenization) for refunds and recurring billing.

FAQ

Online payments, explained plainly

What does an e-commerce payment system include?

The whole process for a customer to choose products or services on your website and for your business to accept card payments, including the website and its shopping pages.

Can a third party handle the payment page?

Yes. Your site can redirect customers to a PCI DSS compliant third party’s payment page, or show that provider’s payment form inside your page. In that setup, your business never has access to the card data.

What is tokenization?

Replacing the card number with a stand-in value. Tokens can be used for refunds, voids and recurring billing when the card isn’t present, and they are useless to a criminal if stolen.

What are the common online threats?

Phishing emails that carry malware, weak or default passwords, and outdated software with unpatched flaws are among the common causes of payment data theft.

Sources: PCI SSC, Common Payment Systems · PCI SSC, Glossary of Payment and Information Security Terms · PCI Security Standards Council, Merchant Resources.

How it works

  1. 1

    Tell us what you need

    A few quick questions. It takes about two minutes.

  2. 2

    We review it

    Someone licensed reads every request.

  3. 3

    We reach out

    We talk it through with you. There is no obligation.

Tell us how you take payments.

A licensed agent reviews your request and gets back to you. Prefer to talk? Call (619) 382-3810, Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm Pacific.

We won't promise you will pay less, and no one can promise fraud or chargebacks will stop. Any change is reviewed with you first.

If you request a quote, a licensed insurance agent may contact you. We use this only to respond to your request. Please give us an email or a phone number.

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  • We won't promise you will pay less, and no one can promise fraud or chargebacks will stop. Any change is reviewed with you first.
  • If you request a quote, a licensed insurance agent may contact you.