Online Shopping: security and payments methods

  • By Nicholas
  • 22 Feb, 2018

Pay online is safe

Too many reasons in the world to shop online: selection is mind-boggling, shopping is secure, shipping is fast. Even returns are pretty easy. Nowadays online shopping has never been easier for consumers. Shopping online is convenient and rewarding, and the vast majority of online transactions go through safely.

How about security behavior

In spite of many beliefs buying online is today really secure. People need to take few precautions to ensure that their information and money stay safe:

• Use a Secure and Updated Web Browser: It "encrypts" the communication between you and your seller and all your purchase information just to guarantee that only you and the vendor can read it.

• Install an Antivirus software: This task prevents that malicious software get your password or personal credit card information.

• Keep Records: Most online stores will email you confirmation of your order. Print out and save these.

• Check your credit card and bank accounts: Look for errors and purchases you did not make.

• Enable notification alert: Depending on your payment method you can receive notification by SMS or email to inform you about your purchases.

• Check the online store's policies - Look for disclosures about the Web site's security, refund and return policies, and statements about how the Web site will use your personal information.

• Never tell your password - To anybody, not even your Internet service provider. Other than to gain access, no legitimate service will ever ask you for your password.

• Keep Your Personal Information Private: Never tell anyone your address, telephone number, Social Security number, email address, etc…

Online Payment Methods

It’s relatively easy to collect payments for goods and services from anywhere in the world via payment service providers. There are many proven and safe solution such as:

• PayPal: The world’s most widely used payment acquirers processing. More than 8 million payments every day. It has over 137 million active accounts in 193 markets and 26 currencies around the world. Through PayPal is really easy to transfer and request payments, allowing customers to make a purchase without leaving our site.

• Google Wallet: Essentially Google’s version of PayPal complete with money transfers and a Google Wallet Card. Since we’re all addicted to the Big G, it shouldn’t be all that difficult to spend and receive money.

• Amazon Payments: Easy to use and convenient method for users to receive money by using Amazon’s API. Users can also send money via Automated Clearing House. Many others payment methods are delivered directly by the credit card
companies such as VISA, Mastercard, Dinners, American Express, etc…

Keep calm and buy safely

As we mentioned before every day millions of transactions are performed through online shopping payment services, carry out by million of worldwide users. We can keep calm and buy online peacefully. We are just asked to run just few virtuous behaviors to ensure that our device and our personal information are managed safety by ourself. Following these simple directions we can buy with safety almost everything around the world… At the best price!!
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