Credit Cards on E-commerce Site

Hi Guys,

I'm in the process of starting up an E-commerce site, is it difficult to carry credit card processing on the site...where is the best place to go so i can get processing on my site?

Thanks guys,
Daniel

 

depending on what you are selling, you can try your local bank for a merchant account and then plug it into linkpoint or another gateway.

netbilling.com is another company that assists with merchant accounts and gateways too. there are a bunch...

 

we used to use linkpoint.com and they had a pretty good service and API.. also in addition to that you will need to get a merchant account with your bank (they place where they actually deposit the money).

The one thing that really bothered me though was there was a lot of paperwork involved and it took weeks to get started.

 

Personally, I recommend using Authorize.net with a good merchant account provider and Paypal as an alternative payment method.

Authorize.net is the most supported payment gateway with more users than any other, and almost every merchant provider is compatible with it.

 

It would be helpful to know what products you are selling.

You also may want to read this to get a good understanding of what you'll be getting into: Merchant Accounts 101.

 

paypal also support credit card processing at low cost.But its not supported in some countries.So its better to go Authorize.net

 

Hi Guys,

Thanks for your help...I'll check out some of your suggestions.

Thanks,
Daniel

 

At low cost?! You can´t be serious with this. Fees are much too BIG if you need to process MANY payments by CC

 

I had the impression that they reduced their fees for high volume accounts?

 

I'm curious what you consider too big?

I was wonder the impression Paypal's cost was low compared to most, only Google Checkout is cheaper on a per transaction basis. Do they have other fees?

Anyways, try checking out EC Suite Daniel. We're a credit card processor that specializes in helping new businesses like your own get started on the web. We're easy and quick to setup, have no sign up fees and no monthly fees.

We have a number of services to help you get going that are included free with processing, like our shopping cart and digital storefront system to help save you time on development and from having to spend money on a third party solution.

We also have features such as 'Regional Pricing' which lets you set price points varying by currency and region to help take advantage of exchange rates when selling internationally.

A free shared hosting account is also available to all EC Suite clients who use us for processing.

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