Before becoming an IT professional in the Financial Industry, I ran my own business. I remember researching and trying to find the right company to handle our online payments. This was before the time of PayPal and the respectability that PayPal has earned since then. So, as you can imagine (and some of you remember), it was a bit of a challenge to find a reputable company that not only you, as the merchant trusted, but also, was credible with the clients.