On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 2:20 PM, Ted Byers <r.ted.by...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Have you checked out Google and Amazon's payment services? I have > heard they exist, but haven't checked them out for cost (I may do so, > and soon, as the Canadian bank's support for ecommerce leaves > everything to be desired: try finding any documentation for their API, > or even if they have such an API, for any of the big 5 in Canada). > > Cheers > > Ted > > Cheers > > Ted > > -- > R.E.(Ted) Byers, Ph.D.,Ed.D.
My curiosity being piqued, I took a look, and both Google and Amazon have the same transaction fees as Paypal ($0.30 per transaction, and 2.9% of the volume), and, Amazon HAS NO SETUP, MONTHLY, CANCELLATION, or FRAUD PROTECTION FEES. That makes tham a bargain. And guess what I just found. ;-) Amazon has special discounts for icropayments and nonproft organizations. I do not know if you're a 501(c)3 non-profit, but if you are, then your rate would be 2.2%, along with the $0.30 per transaction. Check it out on https://payments.amazon.com/business/pricingPlan, and links on that page. But, if you can live with $0.30 per transaction, and 2.9% volume (or 2.2% if you're a 501(c)3 organization), then Amazon may be an excellent alternative to Paypal. I just learned, to my chagrin, that Google has shut down their checkout service, and passed that business off to Braintree (https:///www.braintreepayments.com/google-checkout?partner_source=google-checkout, whose fees are 2.7% and $0.30 per transaction AND NO OTHER FEES. Braintree may thus also be an excellent alternative to Paypal. I know nothing of Braintree's reputation, but Amazon's reputation is outstanding. Cheers Ted -- R.E.(Ted) Byers, Ph.D.,Ed.D. ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager majord...@openssl.org
