[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"questions:item:en:acquiring-versus-internet-acquiring":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"answer":6,"body":7,"category":71,"description":72,"extension":73,"meta":74,"modifiedAt":75,"navigation":76,"pairId":77,"path":78,"publishedAt":79,"question":80,"relatedPath":62,"seo":81,"seoTitle":82,"sitemap":83,"slug":84,"stem":85,"translationSlug":86,"__hash__":87},"questions_en\u002Fen\u002Fquestions\u002Facquiring-versus-internet-acquiring.md","Acquiring Versus Internet Acquiring","Acquiring is accepting cashless payments in general, while internet acquiring is its online variety. In store acquiring the card physically meets a terminal; in internet acquiring the buyer enters the details on a secure page or pays by QR code.",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":65},"minimark",[10,13,18,41,45,56],[11,12,6],"p",{},[14,15,17],"h2",{"id":16},"the-practical-difference","The practical difference",[19,20,21,29,35],"ul",{},[22,23,24,28],"li",{},[25,26,27],"strong",{},"Hardware."," In-store acquiring needs a terminal; internet acquiring needs only a site or a link.",[22,30,31,34],{},[25,32,33],{},"Confirmation."," In store the card proves the buyer is present; online 3-D Secure plays that role.",[22,36,37,40],{},[25,38,39],{},"Risk."," Online has a higher dispute rate, so anti-fraud and item descriptions matter more.",[14,42,44],{"id":43},"what-to-choose","What to choose",[19,46,47,50,53],{},[22,48,49],{},"Selling only online — internet acquiring is enough.",[22,51,52],{},"Running both a shop and a site — you will need both, connected separately.",[22,54,55],{},"Selling on the go — a QR code or a payment link replaces the terminal.",[11,57,58,59,64],{},"How online payments work is on the ",[60,61,63],"a",{"href":62},"\u002Fen\u002Finternet-acquiring","internet acquiring page",".",{"title":66,"searchDepth":67,"depth":67,"links":68},"",2,[69,70],{"id":16,"depth":67,"text":17},{"id":43,"depth":67,"text":44},"basics","In-store acquiring means paying by card at a terminal; internet acquiring means paying online with no card in hand. The difference and what to choose.","md",{},null,true,"question-29","\u002Fen\u002Fquestions\u002Facquiring-versus-internet-acquiring","2026-08-17","How does acquiring differ from internet acquiring?",{"description":72},"Acquiring versus internet acquiring: the difference",{"loc":78},"acquiring-versus-internet-acquiring","en\u002Fquestions\u002Facquiring-versus-internet-acquiring","chem-ekvayring-otlichaetsya-ot-internet-ekvayringa","UCjhIPC7LGivDbZoPrUZDRu7ex5uPiQNGuJAzPgIX5o"]