Using someone else's technology Most builders will want to sign up with an existing micropayment service.
Small outfits are better suited to hosted solutions that require little investment.
For bigger businesses or those wanting more seamless integration, the process is a little more involved, but each of the services we surveyed offered comprehensive setup support. In the first type of broker system, companies such as Trivnet and eCharge license their services through ISPs and phone companies. The user, as a client of an ISP or phone service that has licensed the services of a broker, is able to make purchases on affiliated vendor sites. The broker tracks accounts and bills that are added to monthly phone or ISP bills. The broker then pays you and collects its fees through arrangements with the billing agency.