A payment gateway encrypts and transmits customer data; a processor moves funds between accounts. Both are essential for online credit card transactions.

A payment gateway securely transfers customers' card info to a payment processor, which then verifies it and completes the transaction. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our ...

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