It is an undeniable fact that to achieve the full financial and marketing potential of operating on the Net, Internet Traders need a reliable Merchant Account which because of the tightening of their criteria by the major banks following the events in the United States on the 11th September 2001, such Accounts have become increasingly difficult to secure.
The situation has become even more difficult since April 2002 because two of the major credit card companies have imposed conditions (particularly in relation to Master Accounts) which very few of the smaller Processors can meet.

However, there are still Processors that offer Merchant Accounts with only minimal due diligence but these are usually based in Countries that do not have strict banking laws or are subject to a Governing Body. It is not unusual for some of these Processors to "disappear" from the Net with the resultant financial loss to the Merchant.

With the object of being able to offer Merchants the best and most reliable processing service available, we conducted an extensive survey and we feel that the Processors, of which we give details, can be safely recommended.

There are a lot of people asking for merchant accounts, but most of them are for MLM or similar span generating businesses, and they can't get a "local" merchant account, and they try offshore. Most of them believe that they can get it with the same minimum/no requirements as they did with PayPal. That days are over now.

Now, to get a merchant account one have these options:

Master merchant status available for over $50.000 / month volume
or a THIRD Party account for under $50.000 / month volume
Our Merchant Account partner company in UK has been offering Internet merchants with online payment solutions since 1999. These payment solutions include Credit Card Merchant Accounts, local and international Bank Transfer and Direct Debit.

Depending upon the merchants online services or product offered and the target demographics of the consumer, we will recommend the most effective payment method to enhance online sales. We assists each merchant through the application and integration process, as well as provides ingoing technical support and consultation.

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Third Party (Euro, USD, GBP) Merchant Account --eCommerce, Gaming, Pharmacy, Adult, MOTO, Travel:

*Processing MasterCard and Visa, American express, Diners, Electron, Delta, Maestro.
*Uncoded iGaming Transactions
*No Capped volume
*No EU incorporation needed
*Real time processing.
*Virtual Terminal.
*Recurring billing.
*Pre-Auth
* + 82 % Approval Rate
*Advanced real time backend reporting and admin tools
*24hr Billing and Tech support 

The set up fee is $500, discount rate:

1. Gaming 6%
2. Adult 10%
3. Normal ecommerce 5 - 6%
4. Online Pharmacy 6%
5. Virtual Terminal Function 1% more then standard account
 

More details here