Credit Card Security and Fraud Prevention

If you are an online merchant in the airline, tourism and travel, hotel or e-commerce sectors accepting credit card payments via your website from customers both in Africa an abroad, it is important to have suitable measures in place to prevent credit cards being used fraudulently to make payments.

Merchant Accounts

Getting a merchant account from PayGate payment gateway is a simple process for merchants looking for a merchant facility to process credit card transactions to their internet merchant account.

Accept Credit Card Payments Via Credit Card Payment Gateways in South Africa For Online Credit Card Processing and Online Credit Card Payments

PayGate credit card payment gateway (otherwise known as an electronic payment gateway) who accept credit card payments for credit card processing, rates highly in a comparison of payment gateways in South Africa for credit card payment processing and accepting online credit card payments.

PayGate credit card payment gateway has a variety of products for processing internet credit card payments and online credit card payments including . . . .

Airline Payment Gateway Credit Card Processing for Airline Online Booking and eCommerce in Africa

Airline credit card processing has become essential for African airlines for their airline booking engine payment due to the exponential increase in airline e commerce in Africa.   PayGate is an airline online payment gateway that specialises in airline credit card payment and airline credit card processing for airlines in Africa

PayGate Takes Off with Mozambique Airlines for Online bookings and Internet Payments

Mozambique Airlines (LAM) on 14 May launched its Direct Internet Sales, enabling passengers to make reservations and buy and receive LAM tickets on the Internet using PayGate.

Latest Internet Payment Gateway Industry News

Here are snippets of news that would be interesting for merchants and members of the internet payment solutions industry.

Ten Good Reasons to go with PayGate for your Credit Card Processing

Here are ten good reasons to use PayGate for your online processing. It is essential to choose a firm that is solid and innovative, who can grow with you and bring you the latest developments and products that give you more ways to get paid securely on the internet.

IPL Big Opportunity for Internet Tourism and Travel Merchants – Online Payments

Online internet travel and tourism booking by credit card played an important part in the second edition of the multi-billion dollar Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 championship in Durban, Cape Town, Bloemfontein, Pretoria, Johannesburg and Port Elizabeth. In the build up to 2010, all eyes are on South Africa as a travel and tourism destination and trading partner. Internet showcasing of South African accommodation, transport, and tours of the tourist attractions in the cities of the various venues in the country is an incredible opportunity for internet based businesses with the capability to receive credit card payments online.

Mango fraud press release . . . PayGate has an Excellent Airline Fraud Management Solution

Low cost airline Mango today issued a consumer advisory to all travellers introducing further security checks in an attempt to combat the increasing threat of credit card and sales fraud. Mango late last year also issued a consumer cautionary following fraudulent sales offers made via the internet and email. This article appeared in the Gauteng Business News recently.

More Profit for African Airlines with PayGate Credit Card Processing

A recent article in the Sunday Times (South Africa) quotes IATA as saying that the global airline industry is set to post losses of $5.2b this year and $4.1b in 2009 as higher oil prices take a toll. “The difficult business environment is expected to continue” said IATA Director General “The situation remains bleak”.

While African airlines are battling to cope with the increasing cost of petrol and general inflationary costs of doing business, the rapidly growing developments in airline payment solutions are providing for welcome increases in revenue and driving down costs.