Accepting credit cards on your website is imperative to run a successful e-business. I would suggest two options for accepting payments through credit cards. The first option is signing up with the secure VeriSign secure network. VeriSign offers Web presence services, security services, payment services and telecommunication services. Once you sign up with VeriSign all your products in the shopping cart will be available to your customers and they will be able to buy them by making online credit card payments.

The second simple option is PayPal. PayPal is the leading organization worldwide which helps small businesses easily transfer, accept and disburse funds worldwide. Being a user myself I know how much it has helped me in transferring and receiving money that get accumulated in my account. Paypal uses the existing infrastructure of banks and helps you complete a transaction successfully. Once you sign up with Paypal all your products in the shopping cart will be automatically available for your customers and they will be able to buy by making payment through credit cards.

The best part of either VeriSign or PayPal services is that they have a very high uptime and your business is available 24 hours a day and seven days in a week. This high availability is very critical to run a successful business. It all depends upon your requirements on which services you want to avail. It is important that you do a proper due diligence before you opt for any particular service.