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 A shopping cart is a program that allows visitors to your site to browse through products that are organized into categories. They are able to create an account, add items to a virtual shopping cart, edit the quantities they're buying or delete items.
They are then able to choose payment, shipping and delivery options. These programs have a back end interface that allows the shop owner to log in, view orders, customers, and customize the user and admin interface.
All of the programs are similar yet different in may ways. Some have advantages that others don't have.
Something new that the credit card instrustry is implementing is PCI Compliance. Here are some of the ecommerce options available that state they are PCI Compliant.
- Godaddy Quick Shopping Cart
- Yahoo Small Business Ecommerce
- Network Solutions Ecommerce
What is PCI Compliance? (Question courtesy of PCI Compliance Guide.org)
Q: What is PCI?
A: The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a set of requirements designed to ensure that ALL companies that process, store or transmit credit card information maintain a secure environment. Essentially any merchant that has a Merchant ID (MID).
The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) was launched on September 7, 2006 to manage the ongoing evolution of the Payment Card Industry (PCI) security standards with focus on improving payment account security throughout the transaction process. The PCI DSS is administered and managed by the PCI SSC (www.pcisecuritystandards.org), an independent body that was created by the major payment card brands (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover and JCB.).
It is important to note, the payment brands and acquirers are responsible for enforcing compliance, not the PCI council.
A copy of the PCI DSS is available here.
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