Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare server and e-business software for payment site
- Analyse client requirements and regulatory requirements
- Evaluate payment software and select appropriate software to meet specifications, including security and privacy benchmarks
- Review and compare online merchant options
- Choose payment method with reference to business requirements and client expectations
- Test payment software and evaluate to ensure suitability and compatibility with current system and to meet client needs
- Install payment gateway
- Install selected payment software
- Establish online merchant account
- Configure web pages and back-end solutions to handle requests and integrate with the database for each transaction
- Obtain merchant account information from the financial institution
- Implement appropriate security systems to protect the payment infrastructure
- Configure payment gateway to accept the appropriate payment methods and transaction types according to business requirements
- Test payment gateway