In this concluding article on credit card payment gateway services - I have compiled a list of payment gateway services from all over the world with special emphasis on India. These companies provide full range of payment gateway services that we have discussed. Many of them provide additional ones - please check with service providers for details.

Indian Payment Gateway Services

Following is a list of Indian Payment Gateway service providers. All of these companies may not have their own gateways - but all of them offer full range of services:

• Transecute
  First Indian payment solution company - transecute offers full range of gateway services in collaboration with ICICI bank and HDFC Bank. Reliable service and prompt customer support has been the hallmark of transecute services. Coverage of more credit and debit cards will make it industry leader. Merchant account not necessary(* please see explanation below)
  
  
• ICICI Bank Payseal
  Offers full range of payment gateway services. from its own set-up. Requires Merchant Account.
  
  
• HDFC Bank
  Like ICICI bank, has its own payment gateway set-up and offers full-range of payment gateway services. Requires Merchant Account.
  
  
• CITI Bank
  Like ICICI bank, has its own payment gateway set-up and offers full-range of payment gateway services. Requires Merchant Account.
  
  
• CC Avenue
  Offers full range of payment gateway services in collaboration with various banks. Covers wide range of credit cards, debit cards and on-line bank transactions. Merchant account not necessary(* please see explanation below)
  
  
• Softbit
  A new entrant in payment gateway service
  
  
• (*) Merchant account not necessary
  An individual 'merchant account' is a pre-condition for subscribing to an online payment gateway. The process to become merchant involves due diligence banking process and paper-work. It also requires third party validation for good credit rating. The whole process may take some time and newly established businesses may find it difficult to comply with.

Payment Gateway Services from all over the world

• Anacom Merchant Services (USA)
  
• AssureBuy (USA)
  
• Authorize.net (USA)
  Offers a secure, scalable service that merchants can use to process unlimited transactions from anywhere in the world. It supports Internet, broadband, wireless, call center, retail etc.
  
• Banco Comercial Português (Portugal)
  
• Bank Merchant POS (BMP), Bank of China (China)
  
• Beanstream Internet Commerce, Inc. (Canada)
  
• Bibit Internet Payments (Netherlands)
  
• Facilitate I.T. Inc. (Canada)
  
• Biz*Star PX, Shanghai Shared Data Network Co. Ltd (SSDN) (Singapore)
  
• Business Gateway Service, WorldCom, Japan
  
• Buy-Line, Bank of New Zealand (New Zealand)
  
• CAFIS, NTT Data Corp. (Japan)
  
• Cambist Merchant Solutions (USA)
  
• Camtech Corp. (Australia)
  
• CCNow Inc. (USA)
  
• Chinatrust Commercial Bank (CTCB) (Taiwan)
  
• Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (Canada)
  
• PT. CIPAS Indonesia (Indonesia)
  
• CitiBank India (India)
  
• ClearCommerce Corp (USA)
  
• ClickBank, Keynetics Inc. (USA)
  
• ClickPay, Professo, LLC (USA)
  Acquired by Worldpay.com
  
• China Merchants Bank (China)
  
• Comtrust, United Arab Emirates
  
• CyberCash (Acquired by Verisign) (USA)
  
• CyberMUT, Groupe Crédit Mutuel (France)
  
• CyberSource Corp. (USA)
  
• DataCash Ltd. (UK)
  
• DirectLink, Plug 'n Pay Technologies, Inc. (USA)
  
• DnB - Den norske Bank (Norway)
  
• E-Commerce Africa (Netherlands)
  
• E-Payment, Interactive Worldwide Limited (Australia)
  
• e4asia Inc. (Thailand)
  
• Electronic Billing Systems AG (Germany)
  
• Ecgate (Netherlands)
  
• ECHOnline, Electronic Clearing House, Inc. (USA)
  
• eops AG (Germany)
  
• ePagos Merchant Services (USA)
  
• ePDQ, Barclaycard Merchant Services, United Kingdom
  
• eSec Payment Service (Australia)
  
• eStores, Bank of America (USA)
  
• EuroDebit (Germany)
  
• First Ecom, HongKong
  
• First Data Inc (USA)
  One of the world's largest providers of merchant processing services, its range of merchant services include authorization, charge-back, reporting, POS solutions, fraud security, settlement, reconciliation, check verification and equipment management.
  
• GestPay, Banca Sella S.p.A. (Italy)
  
• HDFC Bank, Ltd. (India)
  e-commerce payment solution service from presitigious Indian private sector bank.
  
• Internet Networking Group (Netherlands)
  
• iBill, Internet Billing Company (USA)
  
• IntelliPay, IntelliPay Inc. (USA)
  
• Internet Payment Gateway Service (IPGS), Visa (USA)
  
• iVeri Payment Technology (South Africa)
  
• Justgiving - Charity made easy (UK)
  Justgiving is the leading online charity giving service, helping tens of thousands of people donate and raise funds easily
  and tax-efficiently
  
• iPayment Technologies (USA)
  
• Kagi (USA)
  
• CardService International (USA)
  
• LiveProcessor (USA)
  
• MultiCards.com, De Postel BV (Netherlands)
  
• NetBanx Ltd. (UK)
  
• Netbilling, Automated Billing Services (USA)
  
• Innuity, Inc. (USA)
  
• OrderButton.Net Inc. (USA)
  
• Pago eTransaction Services GmbH, (Germany)
  
• PAY@db service, Deutsche Bank (Germany)
  
• PayCash.ru, Alkor Group of Companies (Russia)
  
• PayControl, Netcetera AG (Switzerland)
  
• PayFlow, VeriSign Payment Services (USA)
  
• Paymentservice, (Switzerland)
  
• PayPal (USA)
  Probably the most popular e-payment service in the world.
  
• PaySeal, ICICI ePayments Ltd (India)
  The premier e-payment solution service from India's largest private sector bank.
  
• PayWare, Trintech Group plc (Ireland)
  
• PlanetPayment, Planet Group Inc (USA)
  
• QPAY and QTILL, QENTA paymentsolutions GmbH (Austria)
  
• QSI Client Class, QSI Payments (Australia)
  QSI Payments has merged with Dialect Solutions Group.
  
• SecureTrading (UK)
  
• Setcom (Pty) Ltd (South Africa)
  
• SIPS, Siam Commercial Bank PCL (Thailand)
  
• Solo e-payment (Finland)
  
• Speedpay, E Commerce Group (USA)
  
• SurePay (USA)
  
• Telecharge (Canada)
  
• Telecommerce (France)
  
• Thirt, (South Africa)
  
• TOPGate, Shanghai Bankcard Network Services Corp. (China)
  
• USA ePay (USA)
  
• VeriSign Payment Services (USA)
  Offers a variety of payment solutions, including fraud protection services, and connects with all major payment processors
  
• VIP, Virbus AG (Germany)
  
• WebCollect, GlobalCollect, (Netherlands)
  
• WebMoney Transfer (Russian Federation)
  
• Webpay, Transbank (Chile)
  
• WorldPay plc (UK)
  A payment solution (merchant account and payment gateway) that enables you to accept a broad range of payment types (including Visa, MasterCard, Switch, American Express, JCB, Diners, and more).

Related Links:

• How to Select a Payment Gateway Service
• Credit Card Payment Gateway - Cost Implications for your Website
• How to Augment Your Website for Credit Card Transaction
• Accepting Credit Card Payment at Your Web-Site
• Payment Through Credit Card - Is it Safe ?