Paying by credit or debit card

Ron,

your third option would be possible via an add-on to your hosting package for your website, assuming whoever you use provides some form of e-commerce facility, of course if you host your site yourself this may be more difficult, unless you can get someone to code something for you. check with your web hosting company, it's possible that they already have something coded that will meet your needs.

The Paypal option does allow a visitor to enter their card details for regular credit or debit cards but also has an easy payment option for those who hold a Paypal account. the submission of card details will be a requirement for all payment options available, so there is always going to be a potential trust issue for those who do not regularly buy things online, an this may be a major issue with older visitors.this is where perhaps the direct payment option, (your third option), may be an advantage as your visitors will be more likely to trust you than an outside agency.

RonBin79 said:

Can anyone put me on the right road to getting a system that will allow visitors to our church web site who wish to make a donation to our church, either by visa debit or credit card be able to do so please?

I have a set of suitable icons but need the engine to drive the system. Unfortunately, I know nothing about this sort of thing at all and am completely in the dark, therefor any help I can get will be very much appreciated.

Kind regards,

RonBin79

Honestly you should set up a Paypal account and put a Donate button on the website Paypal will charge 10% of each Donation but it's quick easy and painless

Sorry but i came late to the party everyone already suggested this

I'm elderly and use PayPal frequently. You just have to provide your donors with detailed directions.

RonBin79 said:

I am old too, 82 in fact and I have a PayPal account but don't really like using it for some unknown reason, just an age thing I suppose. I don't see the need for it because I can pay direct to the vendor in most cases using my credit card. I could be quite wrong but I suspect PayPal might be middle men taking off a percentage of every purchase but I don't know because I am too old.....

PayPal does take a cut—they are a business, they have to make money somehow—but it's the vendor who pays that cut. In the OP's case, the recipient of the donation will pay the cut; I believe someone here said it was 10%?

While I have a dedicated debit card, which has the same protections as a credit card, that I use for internet transactions and I put money into only just before making a transaction, I still prefer using PayPal when it's available to put an extra layer between any crooks and my card.