PJ>> I have a friend who is thinking about setting up
PJ>> one of those 0055 services which requires callers
PJ>> to use their credit card for online payment.

 RS> You do realise that the 0055 type services provide a mechanism
 RS> whereby you can bill to the phone service that calls it dont you ?

I suggest you phone the service providers.  These $$ are collected nia the
phone service and via the service provider, as I understand it.  The phone
call initiator is billed in their monthly or quarterly telephone bill.

As I understand it, the 0055 (or other number provider - there are a few
schemes) is given a % of the total bill, depending on the calls generated,
and the $$ generated.  The greater the $$, the higher the % given to the
vendor.

PJ>> But I was asked to find out how does the provider of
PJ>> the service know if the credit card details are correct

 RS> Well, there isnt a whole lot of possibility for checking this
 RS> stuff except in the sense that it is a valid credit card.

This is no issue for providers of 0055 type services.

Greg Zeng

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