Best option for accepting credit card payments in Costa Rica?

October 11, 2015 11:39 AM

Hey guys, I have a business in Costa Rica that specializes in tourism and does about $20-$30K of business per month. Does anyone out there know of the best possible option for accepting credit card payments in Costa Rica? Right now we are working through paypal but its certainly not ideal (and neither is requesting cash from our clients). I have already seen and heard of some of these third party entities withholding funds and even denying funds in Costa Rica (and elsewhere). Also, some of the rates on these things look ridiculous. Any help is obviously greatly appreciated!
posted by MD_yeahright to Work & Money (5 answers total)

I don't know about Costa Rica, but we have been pretty happy with Adyen.
posted by Tunierikson at 4:20 PM on October 11, 2015 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: Do you know anything about any monthly or weekly limits they have?
posted by MD_yeahright at 6:37 PM on October 11, 2015

If the business is in Costa Rica, you should approach your bank in Costa Rica to walk you through setting up a payment system.
posted by Kwadeng at 10:34 PM on October 11, 2015

I have not seen anything about any limits. We are a cafe and it works well for us.
posted by Tunierikson at 12:03 AM on October 12, 2015

You're in CR yourself, right? I was just thinking, the last time I was there, my hotel checkout bill was US$1,600, and it (VISA) went through in seconds, no problem. Perhaps you could talk to hoteliers/B&B owners in your area about the processors they use?
posted by Short Attention Sp at 5:36 AM on October 12, 2015