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AcceptingOnlinePayments 

For 
many 
smal 
busineses,acepting 
payments 
online 
ofers 
major 
benefits. 
Customers 
increasingly 
expect 
this 
facility 
and 
it 
can 
improve 
your 
cashflow 
significantly. 

It..seasytoaceptchequesorinvoices①foryouronlinesalesandtoprocespayments 
inthetraditionalway.However,becausebuyersoftenusetheInternetforaspeedy 
service,mostsalesarepaidforwithcreditanddebitcards.Toaceptcardsonline,you 
wilhavetomakespecialbankingangements. 

Onlinepaymentsusingcardsare“c(ra) ard-not-present” transactions.Therearehigher 
risksoffraudwiththistypeofpaymentandbanksrequireyoutooperatewithinaweldefinedsetofrulesandaceptahigherlevelofcommercialriskthanconventional 
swipedcardtransactioninashop. 

1 
OnlinePaymentJargon 

Debitandcreditcard② paymentsandtheirapplicationonlineinvolvesomekey 
conceptsandjargon. 

1.cqies

1 
Aurr

Anacquirer③canbeahighstreetbankorotherfinancialinstitutionthatofers 
creditanddebitcardacepting/procesingservices.Itacquiresthe 
moneyfrom 
the 
customer,procesesthetransactionandcreditsyouracount. 

1.2 
InentMecatAutIMA
trerhncons(s) 

Youneedtoapplyforamerchantserviceagreementifyouwantabanktohandle 
yourelectronicpayments.Forweb-basedonlinetransactionsyouneedanIMA. 

① Aninvoiceisacommercialdocumentisuedbyaselertothebuyer,indicatingtheproducts,quantities,and 
agreedprices(定价)forproductsorservicestheselerhasprovidedthebuyer.Aninvoiceindicatesthebuyermustpay 
theseler,acordingtothepaymentterm. 

② Acreditcardisasmalplasticcar塑料卡)isuedtousersasasystemofpayment.Italowsitsholder(持有
人)obuygoodsadservicesbasedontheholder..spromisetopayforthesegoodsandservices. d((s) ③(t) Anacquirracquiringbank)isamemberofacardasociation,forexampleMasterCard(万事达卡)and/ 
orVisa(维萨卡),whichmaintainsmerchantrelationshipsandreceivesalbankcardtransactionsfromthemerchant. er(o(n) 

ObtaininganIMAfromanacquirermaybequickerandeasierifyoualreadyhave 

of(“) line c(”) ard-procesingfacilitiessetup.Inthiscase,justaskyouracquirerforan 
additionalIMAIDforuseexclusivelywithInternettransactions.Thisproces 
is 
normalyquick,especialyiftherisktoyourbusines 
doesnotchange. 

Tohelpprotectmerchantsandcardholdersfrom 
fraud,thecardschemeshave 
developedaservicethatalowscardholderstoauthenticatethemselveswhenshopping 
online. 

1.aetSriePoies(PSPs)①

3 
Pymnevcrvdr

APSPwilprovideyouwitha“ virtual” tilorterminalthatcolectscarddetailsover 
theInternetandpasesthemtotheacquiringbank.Totakeelectronicpaymentsoverthe 
web,youwilneedaPSP. 

YourchoiceofPSPwildependonitscostandcompatibilitywithyourchosenecommercesoftwaresolution.Afixedmonthlyfeestartsataround 
£10,butthereare 
somecheaperoptionsavailable,startingaslowas5pencepertransaction.Usualy,the 
higheryourtransactionvolumethelowertherateyouwilbecharged. 

SomeacquiringbanksoferPSPservicesaspartoftheirproductandthereareother 
lesexpensiveoptionsavailable. 

2 
PaymentCardIndustryDataSecurityStandardCompliance 

ThePaymentCardIndustry 
DataSecurityStandard 
(PCIDSS)isa 
worldwide 
securitystandarddevelopedbythePaymentCardIndustry 
(PCI)②SecurityStandards 
Counciltoprotectcardholderinformation,suchascreditanddebitcardnumbersand 
cardholders..personaldetails.Itincludesrequirementsforsecuritymanagement,network 
architecture,softwaredesign,securitypoliciesandprocedures,andotherprotectionof 
customeracountdata.Thestandardisappliabletoanyorganisationthatstores, 
transmits 
or 
proceses 
cardholder 
information;b(c) e 
they a 
merchant,third-party 
procesororacquirer. 

PCIDSSisasetof6principlesthatencompas 
12specificrequirements.These 

① Apaymentserviceprovider 
(PSP)ofersmerchantsonlineservicesforaceptingelectronicpaymentsbya 
iyofpymentmethodsincludingcreditcard,bank-basedpaymentssuchasdirectdebit(直接借记),banktransfer ((a) (v) 银行(r) 转(t) 账),(a) andreal-timebanktransferbasedononlinebanking.SomePSPsprovideuniqueservicestoproces 
other 
nextgenerationmethodsincludingcashpayments,waletssuchasPayPal,prepaidcardsorvouchers(凭证,凭单),and 

evenpaperore-checkprocesing. 

② Thepaymentcardindustry(PCI)denotesthedebit,credit,prepaid,e-purse 
(电子钱包),ATM,andPOS 
cardsandasociatedbusineses. 
ThetermissometimesmorespecificalyusedtorefeothePaymentCardIndustrySecuriyStandardsCouncil,an 
independentcounciloriginalyformedbyAmericanExpres,(rt) DiscoverFinancialServices,JCB,Mas(t) terCardWorldwide 
andVisaInternationalonSept.7,2006,withthegoalofmanagingtheongoingevolutionofthePaymentCardIndustry 
DataSecurityStandard. 

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requirementsareequalyapplicabletoanyorganisationholdingpersonalinformationand 
areintendedtoreducetheorganisation..sriskofadatabreach. 

Principle1:Buildandmaintainasecurenetwork. 

.instalandmaintainafirewalconfigurationtoprotectyourcardholders..data. 
.donotusevendordefaultsforsystempaswordsorothersecurityactions. 
Principle2:Protectyourcardholderdata. 
.protectanystoredcardholderdata. 
.encrypttransmisionofyourcardholders..dataacros 
open,publicnetworks. 
Principle3:Keepavulnerabilitymanagementplan. 
.alwaysuseandregularlyupdateyouranti-virussoftware. 
.developandmaintainsecuresystemsandapplications.
Principle4:Implementstrongacescontrolpractices.
.limitacestocardholderdatatoonlythosewhoneedtoknow. 
.giveeverypersonwithcomputeraces 
auniqueID. 
.limitphysicalacestocardholderdata.
Principle5:Monitorandtestyournetworksonaregularbasis.
.trackandmonitoralacestoyournetworkresourcesandcardholderdata. 
.regularlytestsecuritysystemsandprocedures 
Principle6:Keepaninformationsecuritypolicy. 
Alwayskeepapolicythataddresesyourinformationsecurity. 
ThePCISecurityStandardCouncilencouragesbusinesesthatstorepaymentdatato 
complywithPCIDSSandbecomecertifiedtohelpreducefinancialrisksfrom 
data 
compromises.However,itisthepaymentcardschemesthat 
managetheactual 
complianceprogramme.Inpracticaltermsthismeanstheprogrammeismanagedby 
acquirersand 
you 
should 
check 
with 
your 
bank 
to 
seek 
advice 
on 
your 
specific 
complianceobligationsandhowyourbusinescanbecomecertified. 

Failuretobeannualycertifiedcanbecomeanisueifyouhaveasecuritybreach 
andyourcustomers..carddetailsarestolen,inwhichcasepenaltiesleviedbythecard 
schemesandcostscanbeheavydependingonthenumberofcardscompromised.Even 
whereamerchantiscertifiedthisdoesnotprotectthemfrompotentialpenaltiesifitis 
deemedthattheirownactionsthroughnegligence,omisionoracidentcontributedtoa 
breach. 

3 
SelectingtheBestOnlinePaymentOption 

Youcanusethefolowingscenariostohelpyouchoosethebestoptionforyour 
busines. 

3.1 
InentMecatAut(
trerhnconIMA) 

Yourbusines 
alreadyaceptsdebitandcreditcardpaymentsforface-to-face 

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transactions.Youexpectafairlyhighnumberofonlinetransactions,mostofwhichwill 
besimpleandlowrisk.Youneedthegreatestamountofflexibilityinoperatingyour 
businessandcashflowisveryimportant.Ifthissoundslikeyourbusiness,then you 
should: 
.applydirectlyforanIMAanddiscussyourrequirementswiththeacquiringbank. 
.findtheinformationonsettingupanInternetmerchantaccount. 
3.2 Payment-processingcompany 
Yourbusinesswillnothavealargenumberofonlinetransactionsandyoudonot 
currentlyacceptdebitorcreditcardtransactionssodonothaveanIMA.Youhavenot 
beentradinglongandcannotprovideawell-documentedoperationshistory. 
Youvaluetheabilitytoattractonlinesalesmorehighlythantheabilitytocollect 
salesincomequickly.Yourbusinesswillneedsomeflexibilityinthe wayin whichit 
designsandoperatesitswebsite,soyoushould: 
.considerthefacilitiesthatapayment-processingcompanycouldoffer,withthe 
possibilityofmovingtoalesscostlyoptionlater. 
.findtheinformationonusingapayment-processingcompany. 
3.3 Onlineshoppingmall 
Yourbusinessissmall,youdonotcurrentlyofferdebitorcreditcardsalesandyou 
haveverylimitedITskills.Yourproductsarefairlystandardisedandeasilyunderstood. 
Youdonotthinkthatyourwebsiteneedsanyunusualfeatures.Youarepreparedtopay 
highertransactionandfixedcostsjusttoestablishawebpresence.Ifthisappliestoyour 
business,youshould: 
.lookatthefacilitiesthatanonlineshoppingmallcouldoffer. 
.findtheinformationonsellingthroughanonlineshoppingmall. 
New Words 
expect [.k.spekt] vt.期待,预期,盼望,指望
significantly [s.ɡ.n.f.k.ntli] adv.重要地,有意义地
cheque [t.ek] n.支票
traditional [tr..d...nl] adj.传统的,惯例的
speedy [.spi.di] adj.快的,迅速的
swipe [swa.p] vt.刷(磁卡);偷盗,扒窃
jargon [.d.ɑ.ɡ.n] n.行话
acquirer [..kwa..r.] n.发卡行,收单银行
offline [..f.la.n] adj.未联机的,脱机的,离线的
exclusively [.k.sklu.s.vli] adv.排外地,专有地
protect [pr..tekt] vt.保护

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merchant [.m..t..nt] n.商人,批发商,贸易商,店主
adj.商业的,商人的
cardholder [.kɑ:dh..ld.] n.持有信用卡的人,持有正式成员证的
人,持卡人
virtual [.v..t.u.l] adj.虚拟的,实质的
volume [.v.lju.m] n.量
expensive [.k.spens.v] adj.花费的,昂贵的
procedure [pr..si.d..] n.程序,步骤,流程,手续
transmit [tr.nz.m.t] vt.传输,转送
encompass [.n.k.mp.s] v.包围,环绕
requirement [r..kwa..m.nt] n.需求,要求,必要条件
breach [bri.t.] n.违背,破坏,破裂,裂口
vt.打破,突破
password [.pɑ.sw..d] n.密码,口令
vulnerability [.v.ln.r..b.l.ti] n.弱点,攻击
unique [ju.ni.k] adj.唯一的,独特的
regular [.reɡj.l.] adj.规则的,有秩序的,经常的
encourage [.n.k.r.d.] v.鼓励
compromise [.k.mpr.ma.z] v.危及…的安全
scheme [ski.m] n.安排,配置,计划,方案
v.计划,设计
compliance [k.m.pla..ns] n.依从,顺从
obligation [..bl..ɡe..n] n.义务,职责
annually [..nju.li] adv.一年一次,每年
penalty [.pen.lti] n.处罚,罚款
negligence [.neɡl.d..ns] n.疏忽
omission [..m..n] n.冗长
accident [..ks.d.nt] n.意外事件,事故
flexibility [.fleks..b.l.ti] n.灵活性,弹性,适应性
discuss [.fleks..b.l.ti] vt.讨论,论述
attract [..tr.kt] vt.吸引
vi.有吸引力,引起注意
income [..nk.m] n.收入,收益,进款,所得
skill [sk.l] n.技能,技巧
establish [..st.bl..] vt.建立,设立,安置
presence [.prezns] n.到场,存在
Phrases 
onlinepayment 在线支付

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swipedcardtransaction 刷卡交易
highstreet 大街,主要街道
financialinstitution 金融机构
InternetMerchantAccount(IMA) 因特网商家账号
applyfor 请求,申请
acquiringbank 收单银行
monthlyfee 月费
PaymentCardIndustry (PCI) 支付卡行业
DataSecurityStandard (DSS) 数据安全标准
networkarchitecture 网络结构,网络体系
financialrisk 财务风险
inpracticalterms 实际上
face-to-facetransaction 面对面交易
onlineshoppingmall 在线购物中心,网上购物商城
Exercises 
【Ex1】Answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtothetext. 
1.Whyaremostsalespaidforwithcreditanddebitcards? 
2.Whatdoesanacquirerdo? 
3.Whathavethecardschemesdonetohelpprotectmerchantsandcardholdersfrom 
fraud? 
4.WhatisPCIDSS? 
5.How manyspecificrequirementsdothePCI DSSprincipleshave? Whatarethey 
intendedtodo? 
6.WhatdoesthePCISecurityStandardCouncilencouragebusinessesthatstorepayment 
datatodo? 
7.Whatmanagestheactualcomplianceprogramme? 
8.Whencanfailuretobeannuallycertifiedbecomeanissue? 
9.Whatwillhappenifyourcustomers..carddetailsarestolen? 
10.Whichisthebestonlinepaymentoptionofferedinthepassageforyourbusiness? 
【Ex2】TranslatethefollowingtermsorphrasesfromEnglishintoChineseorviceversa. 
1.acquiringbank 1. 
2.swipedcardtransaction 2. 
3.onlinepayment 3. 
4.onlineshoppingmall 4. 
5.financialrisk 5. 
6.n.发卡行,收单银行6.

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7.n.支票7. 
8.vt.建立,设立,安置8. 
9.n.灵活性,弹性,适应性9. 
10.n.安排,配置,计划,方案10. 
【Ex3】Filintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow. 

acurate 
structure 
simplified 
form 
software 
prompted 
abandon 
unauthorized 
fail 
page 

DigitalWalets 

Aclientsidedigitalwaletrequiresminimalsetupandisrelativelyeasytouse.Once 
the 1 
isinstaled,theuserbeginsbyenteringalthepertinentinformation.The 
digitalwaletisnowsetup.Atthepurchase/check-out 2 
ofane-commercesite, 
thedigitalwaletsoftwarehastheabilitytoautomaticalyentertheuserinformationin 
theonline 3 
.By 
default,mostdigitalwaletspromptwhenthesoftware 
recognizesaforminwhichitcanfilout,ifyouchosetoautomaticalyfilouttheform, 
youwilbe 4 
forapasword.Thiskeeps 5 
usersfromviewingpersonal 
informationstoredonaparticularcomputer. 

Digitalwaletsaredesignedtobe 6 
whentransferingdatatoretail 
checkoutforms;however,ifa 
particulare-commercesitehasa 
peculiarcheckout 
system,thedigitalwaletmay 7 
torecognizetheformsfieldsproperly.This 
problemhasbeeneliminatedbysitesandwaletsoftwarethatuseECMLtechnology. 
ElectronicCommerceModelingLanguageisaprotocolthatdictateshowonlineretailers 

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structureandsetuptheircheckoutforms.Participatinge-commercevendors 
who 
incorporate 
both 
digital 
walet 
technology 
and 
ECML 
include:Microsoft, 
Discover,IBM,OmahaSteaksandDelComputers. 

Upwardsof25% 
ofonlineshoppers 9 
theirorderduetofrustrationin 
filinginforms.Thedigitalwaletcombatsthisproblembygivinguserstheoptionto 
transfertheirinformation 
securely 
and 
acurately.This 
10 
approach 
to 
completingtransactionsresultsinbeterusabilityandultimately 
moreutilityforthe 
customer. 

【Ex4】TranslatethefolowingpasagefromEnglishintoChinese. 

DigitalWalet 

Adigitalwaletalowsuserstomakeelectroniccommercetransactionsquicklyand 
securely. 
Adigitalwaletfunctionsmuchlikeaphysicalwalet.Thediitalwaletwasfirst 
conceivedasamethodofstoringvariousformsofelectronicmoney(e(g) -cash),butwith 

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litlepopularityofsuche-cashservices,thedigitalwalethasevolvedintoaservicethat 
providesInternet 
users 
with a 
convenient 
way 
to 
store 
and 
use 
online 
shopping 
information. 

Adigitalwalethasbothasoftwareandinformationcomponent.Thesoftware 
providessecurity 
and 
encryption 
forthe 
personalinformation 
andforthe 
actual 
transaction.Typicaly,digitalwaletsarestoredontheclientsideandareeasilyselfmaintainedandfulycompatiblewithmoste-commerceWebsites.Aserver-sidedigital 
walet,alsoknownasathinwalet,isonethatanorganizationcreatesforandaboutyou 
andmaintainsonitsservers.Server-sidedigitalwaletsaregainingpopularityamong 
majorretailersduetothesecurity,eficiency,andaddedutilityitprovidestotheenduser,whichincreasestheirenjoymentoftheiroveralpurchase. 

TextB 

MobilePayment 

1 
WhatIsMobilePayment? 

Mobilepaymentincludesanytransactionstakingplacethroughamobiledevice.This 
includesthingslike 
mobile 
moneytransfersanddigitalwalets.Youcanuse 
mobile 
paymenttechnologyforpeer-to-peerpaymentsaswelastopayforgoodsandservices. 

Ratherthanpayingforyouritemswithcreditcardsorcash,
a 
mobilepayment 
alowsyoutocompletethetransactioncompletelyfromyourmobilephone.Somemobile 
paymentsusethird-partyappslikeVenmoandPayPal,whileothersuseadigitalwalet 
storedonyourphone.Usingamobilewaletapp,youcanstoreyourbankingdetails 
directlytoyourdevice. 

2 
ReasonstoUseMobilePayment 

Mobilepaymentoferssignificantadvantagesoverotherpaymentmethodscurently 
available. 

2.eue

1 
Scr

Securityisoneofthesignificantadvantagesofmobilepayments,mainlywhenused 
with 
NFCtechnology.Infact,whencombined 
withothersecurityfeaturesalready 
presentinmobilephones,NFCofersasignificantimprovementoverEMV. 

OnekeyaspectthatmakesNFC 
paymentsoatractiveistokenization.Thisisan 
encryption 
method 
that 
scrambles 
the 
credit 
card 
information 
data 
while 
being 
transmitedandstored.Yourbankdoesthiswithauniqueproces 
andthensendsitto 
yourApplePaywaletforstorage. 

Ifhackers 
weretostealthisdata,al 
they 
would 
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gibberish.Thisdataisalsodynamic,whichmakesitimposibleforthievestotryand 
decipherit. 

Mostmobilewaletsalsohavelayersofsecuritytoensurethatyou..retheonewho..
s 
makingatransaction.Forexample,ApplePayrequiresthatyouprovideyourfingerprint 
scanusingTouchIDwheneveryoumakepayments.Sinceit..simposibletoreplicateyour 
fingerprint,thievescan..tacesyourmobilewaleteveniftheystealyourmobilephone. 

Thenthere..sthefactthatusing 
NFC 
contactles 
paymentrequiresthatyou..re 
physicalypresenttomakethetransaction.ComparedtopayingovertheInternet,thisis 
amuchmoresecuremethod. 

2.at

2 
Fs

Spedisthebestfeatureofmobilepayment.NFCalowsyoutoeasilytapandpayinfractions 
ofasecond.Inretailstoresorrestaurantswherethere..salargevolumeoftransactions,thisis 
especialyhandyinspedingupyourturnover,thereforeincreasingyoursales. 

2.ovnet

3 
Cnein

Usingmobilepaymentisnotjustconvenientforyouasabusines,butalsoforyour 
customers. 

Mobilepaymentdoesn..trequirepeopletobringloadsofcashwhengoingout,which 
initselfcanbeasecurityisue.Andforpeoplewhohavemultiplecreditcards,mobile 
waletsprovideaconvenientwaytoconsolidatethemintoonepaymentsystem. 

Mostpeoplenowadaysalreadyhavetheirphonesattheirsideataltimes,somobile 
paymentbecomesanesentialpaymentmethodthat..savailable24/7.Theyalsodon..
t 
needtobuyanyadditionaldevices.Aslongastheyhavesmartphones,mobilepaymentis 
builtintothem. 

3 
TheMostEfectiveWaystoImproveMobilePaymentExperience 

3.1 
ProvideAsManyPaymentOptionsasPosible 
Whenitcomestoe-commerce,customersusualyhaveaverywiderangeofpayment 
preferences.Ifyourbusines 
doesn..tsupporttheirpreferedoptionofmobilepayment, 
there..sagoodchanceyoucouldlosethesalealtogether. 

Thisisduetoafewfactors,includingcustomers..increasingfocusonprivacyand 
securityaswel 
asasimpledesiretohavetosignintoasfew 
websitesasposible. 
Anyway,theeasieryoumakeitforyourcustomertopayyou,themoresalesyou..
lget. 

Asaresult,ensuringyourwebsiteiscompatiblewithasmanypaymentoptionsasposible 
iscrucial.Someofthemostimportantpaymentoptionstoincludeonyoursiteare: 

.Creditcards. 
.Debitcards. 
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.PayPal. 
.ApplePay,GooglePayandSamsungPay. 
.Venmo,Stripeandotheronlinepaymentplatforms. 
ThepaymentlandscapeofChinaisuniqueandheavilydominatedbymobilepayment 
options.Thetopthre 
mobilewaletsareAlipay,WeChatPay,andChinaUnionPay. 

3.2 
Don..tForceCustomerstoCreateanAcountBeforePaying 
Encouragingyourcustomerstocreateanacountonyoure-commercesiteisindeed 
agreatwaytopromotesalesandcolecttheirinformation.Ontheotherhand,forcing 
first-timecustomerswhomaynothavefultrustinyourbrandtocreateanacountcan 
scaremanynewbuyersaway. 

Customersprefertoonlycreateacountswithbrandstheyhaveexperiencewith. 
Forcingfirst-timecustomerstocreateanacountwil 
notonly 
makethecustomers 
rememberanotherusernameandpasword,butalsoreceiveexcesivemarketingemails. 

Alowingguestcheckoutisagreatwaytoensureyourcustomerscanmakepurchases 
aseasilyasposible. 

3.MakheChecotDsignSals 

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etkueeme

AcordingtoBaymard,themainreasonthatconsumersabandonacartisdueto 
checkoutdesignandflow.Whetherit..sduetooveralconfusion,toomanyfieldsorlong 
loadingtimes,checkoutdesignhasahugeimpactonconversionrates. 

Since 
manycustomers 
makeimpulsebuys,the 
morestreamlinedthecheckout 
procesis,thebeter.Ifposible,reducethenumberofcheckoutstepsandkeepform 
fieldstoaminimum. 

Checkoutpagedesignalsohasasignificantimpactoncustomers..likelihoodto 
completetheirpurchase.Createasmoothtransitionfrom 
carttocheckoutbyusing 
similardesignelementslikefonts,colorsandimages.Placeimportantinformationwhere 
it..seasilyvisibleandguideyourcustomerthroughcheckoutwithprominentbutonsand 
ordersummaries. 

3.4 
ProvideSecurityandPrivacyAsurances 
Consumersaremoreconcernedthaneverabouttheprivacyandsecurityoftheir 
information.Sincecheckoutpageshandlesensitiveinformationlikecreditcardnumbers, 
they..reespecialysensitivetoperceivedsecurityviolationsinthisarea. 

Improvingtheperceivedsecurityofyourcheckoutpageisoneofthemostimportant 
thingsyoucandotodrivemoreconversions.Inadditiontoimprovingthesecurityof 
yourpaymentprocesingsoftware,youcanalsomakedesignchoicesthatimprovethe 
perceivedsecurityofcertainpartsofapage,especialythecreditcardfields. 

3.5 
UseClearCalstoAction 
(CTAs) 
Nomaterhow 
highyourwebsitetraficis,yourrevenuewil 
staylowifyour 

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