Merchant account setup help

[notoriousformula]

hey guys, I'm working on a friend's site and he wants to setup a merchant account. I looked at Paypal but they lack the direct payment from bank account option. Are there any other good/secure companies which offer merchant accounts?

many thanks.

 

[xENo]

Authorize.net is the industry standard....

You might want to check out 2checkout.com as well.