A Merchant Account provider coordinates the transfer of funds between your bank, a payment processing service, and a customer's bank. It is this service which facilitates real-time payment processing.

CyberCash Inc. have signed an agreement to license the CashRegister service to Barclays Merchant Services in the United Kingdom. In turn, Barclays Merchant Services branded the service ePDQ.

The ePDQ service satisfies growing demand from consumers and merchants in the UK for a secure on-line Internet payments service. It provides UK merchants with transaction authorisation and settlement for all Visa, MasterCard, JCB and Switch cards.

More information on the ePDQ service - including an on-line application - can be found at http://www.epdq.co.uk.

Information about Barclays Merchant Service can be found at http://www.bms.barclays.co.uk