No problem. We've been there and done that.

In order to exchange a product or service for cash online you'll need a lot of different things to play nice together and it can seem pretty daunting if you haven't done it before. But no worries. You don't need to understand it. That's our job. We've been doing 'e-commerce' since the term was coined...or thereabouts. Think last millennium. ;-)

If the site includes exchanges of money for any reason, you should be able to accept credit cards online. Spree uses ActiveMerchant which abstracts dozens of payment gateways. We recommend AuthorizeNet; it works and has good historical uptime and we're quite intimate with all the ins and outs, capable of providing support for their admin interface, etc. Azimuth can get you set up with a merchant and/or a gateway account, integrate the secure connections to AuthorizeNet, and make sure everything continues to run smoothly with on-going technical support.

In order to have secure transmission of payment information it will need to be encrypted. The e-commerce standard for encrypting private information for transmission is with an SSL certificate. Azimuth Internet works with Thawte to provide you industry standard SSL Certificates. We go through the application process so you don't have to. All you will be asked to provide is specific information, i.e. the full business name, phone number, corporate contact info, etc.. Once the certificate is acquired we seamlessly integrate the encryption capabilities into your web site.

If you're doing any sort of volume, say $20,000/yr or more, you'll want to be PCI Compliant so you don't get penalized or have your merchant account shut down, and again we've done this for numerous clients with annual sales in the millions of dollars. Whether you want to implement AuthorizeNet CIM, Braintree, MultiCards, or Zül, we have experience not only with the implementation but also with the necessary self-auditing and reporting process. Our expertise helps you rest easy in the knowledge that your application is secure from hackers and fraud. The use of third party payment profile services shifts the burden of compliance to the professionals and also gives you the flexibility to set up subscriptions and scheduled payments...even for arbitrary amounts.

If this sounds like exactly what you need, just get in touch. Let's Do This!