[consulting] Credit card donation/payment gateways

[Lyal Avery]

I would agree for non-profits that it doesn't make sense to go straight to a
full merchant service provider without a built out solution.  However, in
the face of concerns with Paypal (account freezes, et all), I would say go
for a full service provider.  I used to work for a company called
www.sporg.com that specifically targeted non-profits.  There are a *ton* of
these providers out there, all offering a much better license agreement.

On 4/16/07, Gordon Heydon <gordon at heydon.com.au> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I know that Google/Paypal are not the best, but 1 thing they have over
> using someone like Authorize.net or another merchant facility is that
> they you really need to install software on your site to handle the
> donations.
>
> With Paypal you can just add a HTML to the site and Paypal will handle
> everything. No overhead of software on you site to handle the donations.
> (I am not sure about Google Checkout as I have not used it)
>
> Generally for someone that doesn't have any E-Commerce/donation type
> system I would recommend going with Paypal first and then later if they
> feel this is not the best fit, or require more from the system then take
> the next step to a E-Commerce system/Donation system.
>
> Gordon.
>
> Lyal Avery wrote:
> > Hey All,
> >
> > Google Checkout has a very restrictive AUP/merchant account policy.  If
> > they're looking for an actual online merchant account, it's better to go
> > full service rather than Paypal/GoogleCheckout in my experience.
> >
> > Some choices:
> > Card Service International, Authorize.net <http://Authorize.net>, Bank
> > of America
> >
> > Lyal,
> >
> > On 4/16/07, *Evan Leibovitch * <evan at telly.org <mailto:evan at telly.org>>
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> >     I'm surprised that so little mention (here, on ecommerce and
> elsewhere)
> >     has been made of Google Checkout.
> >     Does anyone have any experiences using it? One might think that with
> all
> >     the good Google integration going on elsewhere in Drupal (maps, ads,
> >     etc) that this would be a natural fit.
> >
> >     - Evan
> >
> >     PS: Today Google Chekout announced support for British merchants as
> well
> >     as US ones:
> >     http://vip.itworldcanada.com/t?ctl=1386D:1811F&sub=220148
> >     <http://vip.itworldcanada.com/t?ctl=1386D:1811F&sub=220148>
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