How do businesses accept card payments online?

Quick answer

Businesses accept card payments online using a payment gateway, which connects their website to card networks and banks.

What you need

To accept payments, you typically need:

• A payment gateway
• A merchant account
• A checkout (hosted, embedded, or API-based)

How it works

1. Customer enters card details
2. Payment is processed through the gateway
3. Bank approves or declines
4. Funds are settled and paid out

Choosing the right setup

• Plugins → easiest setup
• Hosted checkout → quick and secure
• API → full control

Getting started with QashPay

QashPay provides everything needed to accept payments, including gateway access and onboarding support.

👉 Start your application: https://qashpay.com/quote-request

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