If you are interested in doing transactions in foreign currencies, this thread is interesting: http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1410680
Annoying that it sounds so difficult here; when I was doing similar things in the UK, it was very straightforward. On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 15:46, Anthony Richardson <richo...@gmail.com> wrote: > It also depends on what currency you want to accept. If you want to charge > in AUD then any of the gateways and banks will do. If you want to charge in > USD then you need to ensure your gateway and bank can do a USD merchant > account. I'm pretty NAB do a USD merchant account, but you will need to find > a compatible gateway provider to handle the USD currency. > > The last sums I did suggested you need to be turning over about $15k a month > to make direct credit card processing comparable or cheaper than just using > PayPal. When handling direct payment there are so many fees from the gateway > providers, the bank and visa. > > Cheers, > > Anthony Richardson > > > On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 1:34 PM, ben wiseley <wisel...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I was wondering - if I want to be able to accept credit cards from AU, NZ, >> US, EU (basically the English speaking world) - what's the best merchant >> account for that sort of thing in Australia? Bonus if it's supported by >> ActiveMerchant. Looked into Chargify (which I love) but they seem mostly >> subscription based and pricey for one off charges. >> >> -ben >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. >> To post to this group, send email to rails-oceania@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> rails-oceania+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. > To post to this group, send email to rails-oceania@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rails-oceania+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. To post to this group, send email to rails-oceania@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rails-oceania+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en.
