Electronic Payments

Further help and advice

For more detailed information on electronic payments, including an assessment of your options and a tool for costing the alternatives, visit www.electronic-payments.co.uk the Scottish Enterprise site dedicated to the subject of web payments.

Other general information

• www.apacs.org.uk - UK trade association of banks and building societies.
• www.setco.org - website for the SET™ Specification - an open technical standard for the commerce industry developed by Visa and MasterCard as a way to facilitate secure payment card transactions over the internet.

Payments bureaux

• www.kwikpay.co.uk
• www.datACASh.co.uk
• www.worldpay.co.uk
• www.netbanx.com
• www.netpayments.co.uk
• www.protx.com
• www.secpay.com
• www.securetrading.com

Acquiring payment service providers

• www.epdq.co.uk

Person-to-person

• www.nochex.co.uk
• www.paypal.co.uk
• www.fastpay.com

Merchant account providers

• www.mastercardmerchant.com - MasterCard
• www.visaeu.com/microsite/verified/main.html - Visa
• www.lloydstsbcardnet.com - Lloyds TSB
• www.ci-card.com - Ci-Card

Pre-paid e-cash card provider

• www.splashplastic.com - Splash plastic card
• www.perpay.com - Personal Payments - e-cash card

For more information on Achieving best practice in your business:

• Visit the DTI website at www.dti.gov.uk/bestpractice
• Call the DTI on 0870 150 2500 to order from their range of free best practice publications or visit www.dti.gov.uk/publications
• Contact your local Business Link adviser by visiting their website at www.businesslink.gov.uk or calling 0845 600 9 006

DTI is not responsible for the content of external websites and inclusion in, or exclusion from, this list does not imply recommendation, endorsement or otherwise of any company, product or service. Remember that technologies and markets change rapidly so it is always wise to undertake your own independent research.