Guides and Directories

ASROC - Alternative Payment Processing Conference
A conference designed to discuss Alternative Payment Processing Systems for internet businesses. A forum to meet current industry needs for finding reliable online e-commerce systems.
http://www.asroc.com/

Bank Card Law
Provides legal services designed to facilitate merchant bankcard processing.
http://www.bankcardlaw.com/

100 Best Merchant Accounts
Site offers articles on merchant services and reviews of providers.
http://www.100best-merchant-accounts.com

Building Ecommerce Website
Your complete Guide to launch your Ecommerce website
http://www.anandigital.com

ChargebackPrevention.Com
Site dedicated to chargeback and fraud prevention.
http://www.chargebackprevention.com/

Direct Deposit and Direct Payment Coalition
Provides information on electronic payments.
http://www.electronicpayments.org

Direct Response Forum
An organization responsible for providing educational materials and seminars for merchants utilizing customer-not-present payment methods.
http://www.directresponse.org/

Electronic money, or e-money, and digital cash
Links to information sources on electronic money and digital cash, descriptions of systems, benefits, problems and dangers.
http://www.ex.ac.uk/~RDavies/arian/emoney.html

ePaynews
News and information about electronic payment systems.
http://www.epaynews.com/

FindMerchant
Guide for online Internet merchant accounts and credit card processing. Information on high risk and offshore processors. Free tools for e-commerce web hosting and design.
http://www.findmerchant.com/

H.I.R. Investments
Offers an informational packet on how-to process credit cards without a merchant account.
http://www.nmars.com/

Info Merchant
Help with merchant accounts and credit card processing companies. Online discount guide for e-commerce hosting, Internet shopping carts and POS terminals.
http://www.infomerchant.net

Merchant911
Offers tools and information intended to help merchants avoid chargebacks.
http://www.merchant911.org/

Merchant Account 101
Offers free advice on choosing a credit card processing company, including how to rate your merchant account provider.
http://merchantaccount101.net

Merchant Account Information Forum
Provides free articles and information on accepting online payments with a merchant account. Discussion forum for posting questions to and a quality fortnightly newsletter.
http://www.merchantaccountforum.com/

Merchant Account Services
Provides articles and Blog entries for merchant services information, a directory of merchant account related sites, tools and calculators, as a well as a discussion forum.
http://www.merchant-account-services.org

MerchantPick.com
A directory for merchant accounts; shopping carts; payment, billing and point-of-sale solutions.
http://www.merchantpick.com/

The Merchant's Guide
Publishes "Understanding Interchange," a detailed guide to minimizing the impact of Interchange costs on customer-not-present credit card transactions. Appropriate for catalogers, Web merchants and other direct response marketers.
http://www.themerchantsguide.com

Merchants Payments Coalition
A coalition of retailers, supermarkets, drug stores, convenience stores, fuel stations, on-line merchants and other businesses who are fighting against unfair merchant credit card fees.
http://www.unfaircreditcardfees.com

MerchantSeek
Allows users free access to an online database of merchant service providers.
http://www.merchantseek.com/

MerchantSelect.Com
Provides a guide to finding and selecting a merchant account service provider, payment gateway or shopping cart solution, including informative articles and independent product reviews.
http://www.merchantselect.com

Online Payment Systems
Online payment systems directory - payment systems rating, payment systems for developers, payment systems for customers
http://www.onlinepaysystems.info/

Shopping Cart Reviews
A list of ecommerce products including shopping carts, hosted shopping carts and payment gateways.
http://www.shopping-cart-reviews.com/

Small Business Merchant Accounts
Small business merchant accounts is a blog about credit card processing and other merchant services issues and provides information and articles about the industry.
http://paymentprocessingservices.blogspot.com/

Third Party Merchant Accounts
Offers free information and advice on how to choose an online credit card processor and merchant account provider.
http://www.ThirdPartyMerchantAccounts.net

Payment Processing Industry
A provider of legal and financial service, online payment solutions, business payment consultants, card payment solutions, payment gateways solutions, merchant services providers, merchant account payment and many other services. <small>(November 17, 2008)</small>
http://www.paymentguide.org