Since my how to register a sole proprietorship and current account article became extremely popular, users requested a follow up post on setting up a merchant account for accepting online payments on their own website. To be honest with you, integrating an online payment gateway for your website/e-commerce store is not easy. I am not talking about the technical part, I am talking about all the time consuming paperwork and bureaucracy. This article is not a review or a comparison of the various payment gateways in India, we can talk about that in the comments section below. The goal of this article is to inform the reader with the basic requirements and processes of setting up a merchant account with Indian payment gateways. First of all, you need to first answer who are your customers and where are they located - Are they domestic Indian customers or international customers? International Customers If your target market is international customers then yo...