Accepting electronic payments is very essential to all kinds of modern business. According to Office of National Statistics the UK is currently Europe‘s largest e-commerce economy where almost two-thirds of consumers have tried online shopping.
According to the latest information the value of Internet sales has risen by 56% only between 2004 and 2005, and from £66.2 bn it has reached £103.3 bn. Whereas the proportion of businesses selling online has risen significantly by 22% from 12% of businesses to 14.6% of businesses.