Paypal alternatives

May 13, 2008 12:26 PM

What are the best paypal alternatives? For setting up a many to many payment system?

services like: http://www.merchantinc.com/ or amazon payment gateway? the simpler the better.

posted by specialk420 to computers & internet (7 answers total)

What are your requirements? No other service offers the exact same set of features as PayPal. Which features are the ones that are important to you? The two services you link to are for businesses selling product on their web sites (and the first seems to be a regular merchant account for accepting credit cards) -- is that the type of thing you're looking for.
posted by winston at 12:37 PM on May 13, 2008

bill me later is another in the category
posted by specialk420 at 12:38 PM on May 13, 2008

Try looking up RME, revolution money exchange.
posted by Holy foxy moxie batman! at 3:08 PM on May 13, 2008

Google Checkout for some things.
posted by Magnakai at 3:29 PM on May 13, 2008

thanks holy foxy - i think i had seen RME - etsy.com is obviously dealing with this issue, and a what an issue it is - with fraud and charge backs - but it looks like RME has taken a run at solving the issue. cool stuff. thank you.
posted by specialk420 at 8:05 PM on May 13, 2008

ProPay - been around a long time. Solid reputation.
posted by Gerard Sorme at 1:50 AM on May 14, 2008

I believe Revolution Money has a thing going on now where if you sign up for an account you get $25. They're trying to position themselves as a competitor to PayPal by not having all the transaction fees that PP does. If memory serves, however, the $25 promo ends today.
posted by shiu mai baby at 5:07 AM on May 15, 2008