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	Retail Merchant Accounts Merchant accounts with low setup and application fees for retail merchants
	Internet Merchant Accounts Credit card processing for internet and ecommerce credit card transactions
	Wireless Merchant Accounts Open a merchant account and accept credit cards with a wireless device
	Telephone Merchant Accounts Accept telephone orders instantly with a telephone order merchant account
	Mail Merchant Accounts Merchant accounts that allow you to accept credit cards on mail orders

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At MerchantAccountGuide.com we continuously monitor the merchant account market in order to bring you the best credit card processing, reviews and merchant account offers available online. Merchant account offers are displayed side by side so you can easily compare key factors such as setup fees, transaction fees, monthly fees as well as other key features.

Once you have found the merchant account that best fits your business, you can fill out an online merchant account application.

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	American Express Merchant Solutions American Express merchant accounts are available for those businesses that only wish to accept payments from customers with American Express cards or for those who simply wish to add American Express payment processing to the credit cards that they currently accept for payments.
	Authorize.Net Authorize.Net offers affordable and reliable payment processing services. Authorize.Net has been a leading provider of Internet Protocol (IP) based payment gateway services, enabling merchants to accept credit card and electronic check payments from Web sites, retail stores, mail order/telephone order centers and mobile devices.
	Capital Merchant Solutions Inc Capital Merchant Solutions Inc has a complete line of credit card processing services including internet payment gateways, including: VeriSign Payflow Pro, and Yahoo Store merchant account processing.
	Charge.com Charge.com provides online home based and small business owners with a merchant account to accept credit cards. Charge.com also offers a free ecommerce shopping cart.
	Chase Paymentech Chase Paymentech provides secure payment solutions that improves cash-flow management, mitigates risk and accelerates funding. Free terminals and low setup fees are a few of the advantages with partnering with Chase Paymentech. Chase Paymentech also provides free terminals with new approved merchant accounts.
	Electronic Transfer Electronic Transfer offers merchant account services and credit card processing to merchants who need merchant services to accept credit cards.
	GoEMerchant GoEMerchant offers low merchant account rates including low internet merchant account rates and retail merchant account rates. Apply online with a paperless e-signature application.
	Google Checkout Google Checkout provides a simple and easy checkout process for small business owners to . An alternative to a traditional merchant account, Google Checkout is a fast, secure checkout process that helps increase sales by bringing you more customers and allowing them to buy from you quickly and easily with a single login.
	GotMerchant.com Gotmerchant.com provides quality merchant accounts to small and large businesses. Gotmerchant.com has been helping merchants of all sizes accept credit cards online since 1998. With a wide range of product offerings including mail, phone, internet, wireless and retail merchant accounts, you are sure to find a merchant account that is right for your business.
	Itransact With iTransact you can accept credit cards, debit cards, e-checks, and even gift cards, online or in store. iTransact, Inc. has been helping businesses accept all types of electronic payment, from Credit Cards to Checks, since 1994.
	Merchant Accounts Express Sign up today with Merchant Accounts Express for a credit card processing merchant account that gives you everything you need to start accepting credit cards with free Authorize.Net payment gateway setup, no set-up fees and super-low rates.
	Merchant Plus A leading direct provider of merchant services and credit card processing, Merchant Plus offers merchant solutions for Internet, Retail, and Wireless merchant credit card processing.
	Merchant Warehouse Merchant Warehouse specializes in merchant accounts and can set your business up with just the right credit card processing solution. Merchant Warehouse provides low costs on credit card machines, credit card processing and merchant accounts.
	Payment Max Merchant Warehouse specializes in merchant accounts and can set your business up with just the right credit card processing solution. Merchant Warehouse provides low costs on credit card machines, credit card processing and merchant accounts.
	Paynet Systems Paynet Systems is a registered merchant account provider of Wells Fargo Bank, NA. Paynet Systems services include secure, real-time credit card processing and management solutions for companies conducting business on the internet, in retail storefronts, mobile environments and via mail/phone orders.
	PayPal PayPal merchant services include a wide range of products including hosted payment pages, embedded shopping carts, email invoicing plus phone, fax and mail orders with Virtual terminal. PayPal also provides a Payflow gateway for businesses with existing internet merchant accounts.
	Total Merchant Services Total Merchant Services offers a comprehensive line of credit card payment solutions. Start accepting credit cards with a Total Merchant Services credit card processing account. Apply today!
	Yahoo Merchant Solutions Ecommerce provided by Yahoo! Merchant Solutions gives small business owners the flexibility of three different merchant solution packages. Choose from Start, Standard or Professional merchant services depending on your charge volume to start acceptoing credit card for your small business.