Distinction between the Distance Sales Procedures
Why is it so important for you to distinguish between e-commerce and mailorder?
B+S must always notify the credit card issuing bank (issuer) as to whether a transaction originates from the e-commerce or mailorder sector.
Consequently, the acceptance contracts already contain a basic distinction between e-commerce and mailorder.The way, in which the card data are transmitted from the credit card holder to the distance sale merchant, is always relevant for this distinction:
E-Commerce |
Mailorder |
You get the card data via the internet: |
You get the card data via mail, fax or phone: |
Your path to card acceptance |
Your path to card acceptance |
1. E-Commerce contract from B+S |
1. Mailorder contract from B+S |
2. E-Payment software from B+S (B+S allpos oder S-Internetkasse) |
2. E-Payment software from B+S (B-+S allpos oder S-Internetkasse |