from newsletter
~ B2B eNews asked thousands of business readers to
suggest or recommend Internet Credit Card Merchant
Services that meet each of the following 11 criteria
for complete, secure, international Internet sales:
1. online, real-time, automated, secure, credit card processing
for US merchants with their own merchant account AND for
non-US merchants or US merchants who cannot get or
do not want their own merchant account for any reason
2. up-to-date, routine, fraud prevention measures
3. compatibility with leading merchant shopcarts
4. automated, secure shopcart link to existing merchant websites
5. no bank qualifying required -- no US presence required
6. no required lease or purchase of software or equipment
7. experience and track record in international credit card processing
8. worldwide service and sales capability
9. low set-up fee / month-to-month service with no long-term contract
10. full bank support and legal review by Visa / Mastercard
11. free affiliate program that pays referrals and residuals on
international merchants' Visa and Mastercard sales volume
Only one company met all 11 of the criteria required (above):
Vantage Services, Inc. vanserv.com
Their Self Service option (US merchants only) provides a secure,
sophisticated, complete VanCart shopcart with back office for tracking
orders. Processing is through ECHOnline, an attractive alternative to
Cybercash. Discount rate starts at 2.57% for an Internet merchant account.
Their Full Service option is designed specifically for non-US merchants
AND US merchants who cannot get or do not want their own merchant
account for any reason. VanCart is included.
Vantage appears to be the clear leader in International Internet
Credit Card Merchant Services. |
