Should I accept more than just paypal?

[blowfish]

Sometimes I run into trouble with only offering paypal. Like yesterday for instance.


This guy wants to make a purchase from my site and emails me and says he has a debit card but no paypal or other payment accounts and he lives in egypt. So how do I accept his payment without the hassle of creating memberships on all of those other gateways and having to go through all of the hassle?


Should I just install a script on the website that will accept these credit card? I know paypal will let non members use a credit card but apparently only US residents. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

 

[SysOp]

You may want a merchant account or a similar solution. Check out Authorize.net. 2CheckOut is another great option.


Be careful with international orders - they can sometimes be fraudulent. Good luck!

 

[bizman]

Use some 3rd party processor and let them deal with the fraud if something goes wrong they will be hit not you.


Even if this is a very old thread it might be of interest for some of the people which are just entering into the online payment world for their e-commerce webiste.

 

[Machida]

Some countries aren’t accepting Paypal so it would be better if you have the option of paying via credit/debit card. This would make things easier both for your customer and you.