Part of any eCommerce site is the payment by a cleint for the goods or services you are providing.
In this article we list some of the possible merchant and 3rd party gateways that are available. To start of, here are three for each:
Merchant Gateways
3rd Party Payment Solutions
Others are listed as comments to this story, complete with their URLs.
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Ludo
// Oct 11, 2005 at 3:18 pm
Merchant Account: http://www.charge.com/
Features:
Service
Industry Standard
Charge.Com
Merchant Account Application Fee
$95-$250Non-Refundable
FREE
Setup Fee
$49 – $150
FREE
Internet Credit Card Processing Software with Web Terminal
$195-$495
FREE
Annual Fee
$50 – $150
FREE
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Checks by Web, Phone, and Fax:Allows you to accept checks via the Internet, phone, or fax.
$300
FREE
Web Shopping Cart
$300
FREE
Programming Charge
$50-$95
FREE
Shipping and Handling Charge
$20-$35
FREE
American Express Setup Fee
$25-$50
FREE
Average Approval Time
1 – 2 weeks
Instant approval
Technical Support Hours
8am-8pm Monday-Friday
24 hours per day7 days per week
Credit Restrictions
Very strict
Not an issue
Internet / Mail / Phone Order Discount Rate
2.95%
2.39%
Internet / Mail / Phone Order Transaction Fee
35-50 centsper transaction
25 centsper transaction
Retail Discount Rate (face-to-face sales)
1.95%
1.85%
Retail Transaction Fee (face-to-face sales)
30-45 cents per transaction
25 cents per transaction
Statement/Customer Service Fee
$12-$20 per month
$10.00 per month
Internet Processing Software Gateway Fee
$35-$45 per month
$29.95 per month
3rd Party Payment Processor: http://www.paymate.com/
Paymate Seller Fee Table
Please note that acceptance of US Dollar credit card payments incurs a 1.5% additional seller’s fee.
** ALL Paymate fees charged to an Australian buyer or seller are subject to 10% GST charge ON THE FEE ONLY
Paymate Account Type
Monthly Cost and payments/month received with no extra fees (prepaid amount)
Transaction fees for credit card payments received over and above the prepaid amount
Transaction fees for bank account payments–>
STANDARD Account
NIL – no prepaid amount
All credit card payments charged at 2.4%** Maximum AU$5,000 in a month
Payment from Australian Bank Account = $0.90 **
Payment from non-Australian Bank Account = $25 **
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ECONOMY Account
Monthly fee of AU$3.30 (incl GST) pays for the first AU$200 in credit card payments received.
Credit card payments received above AU$200 charged at 2.2%** Maximum AU$5,000 in a month
Payment from non-Australian Bank Account = $25 **
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PROFESSIONAL Account
Monthly fee of AU$8.25 pays for the first AU$500 in credit card payments received.
Credit card payments received above AU$500 charged at 1.9%**Maximum AU$5,000 in a month
Payment from Australian Bank Account = $0.90 **
Payment from non-Australian Bank Account = $25 **
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PREMIER Account
Monthly fee of AU$16.50 pays for the first AU$1,000 in credit card payments received.
Credit card payments received above AU$1,000 charged at 1.8%** Maximum AU$5,000 in a month
Payment from Australian Bank Account = $0.90 **
Payment from non-Australian Bank Account = $25 **
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eBUSINESS Account
Monthly fee of AU$33.00 pays for the first AU$2,000 in credit card payments received.
Credit card payments received above AU$2,000 charged at 1.7%** Maximum AU$10,000 in a month
Payment from Australian Bank Account = $0.90 **
Payment from non-Australian Bank Account = $15 **
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Paymate Buyer Fee Table
STANDARD Account – NO NEED TO REGISTER!
Free
Send Bank to Bank Payments (within Australia or from other selected countries)
Free
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Make a credit card payment in Australian Dollars. All cards.
AU$0.50 + 3% **
Make a credit card payment in US Dollars. All cards.
US$0.50 + 3% **
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Veronique
// Oct 11, 2005 at 3:38 pm
Payment Gateway – http://www10.ematters.com.au/
Costs vary from:
$299 setup fee to $299 setup fee
$25 monthly fee $193 per month
No free transactions 999 free transactions/month
$0.66 per extra transaction $0.21 per extra transaction
3rd party Payment Solution – http://www.directone.com.au/
Examples are:
$395 pa or $595 pa
No free transactions 2000 free transactions/ month
$0.45 per transaction $0.45 per extra transaction