Credit Card Solution for Dominican Internet Business

andy_089

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Hi,
does anyone know, which provider I can use for a Internet business with a Dominican bank account to charge credit cards from the Internet?
What I've learned is that many of them require an US bank account and a US social security number, which I don't have. Any suggestions?
 
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Two years back I could suggest you some US providers that accepted international accounts, and charged reasonable rates, and had almost no "requirements". They either merged with someone, don't offer the service to int customers anymore, or the "requirmeents" went from none to many.

You can probbaly get PayPal (accepts int'l customers), 2CO.com, etc.
Do a google search on "credit card processing", "merchant accounts", "international merchant accounts", "international credit card processing", etc. and check out the results.

Also, a lot depends on whether you want to sell off your site through a backet check-out, or need also capability of manually entering card transactions through an internet processing terminal (called "manual entry"), whether you need capability of recurring charges, etc.

Beware, many processors do nto accept certain kinds of businesses. No-go is online porn, gambling, etc. very few processors accept those, and at high discount rate (the fee you pay to the processor for each transaction). MANY PROCESSORS ALSO DECLINE ANYTHING THAT DOES NOT SHIP PHYSICAL GOODS - so service providers (subscriptions, telecom, travel, etc.) are ruled out.
Your best bet is to do a search as advised and check out the webpages that come up in the search, in Q&A you usually get information on what kinds of business are accepted, what is the approximate discount rate, what are the requirements, and you can do application online. You can also contact them directly via phone or email to get your questions answered.

I just checked one - Credit Card Processing, Merchant Accounts, Accept Credit Cards - and they do not require SSN on their application and have "other countries" option in their application - may be worth a look and contact to see if they can help.
 
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Robert

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Hi,
does anyone know, which provider I can use for a Internet business with a Dominican bank account to charge credit cards from the Internet?
What I've learned is that many of them require an US bank account and a US social security number, which I don't have. Any suggestions?

2checkout.com and worldpay.com
 

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Go directly to 2checkout.com. I have customers on another island using 2checkout.com with no US based bank or credit card. We use them ourselves. As long as you have an address in the US where your mail can be forwarded, they pay by check. You have to work within their rules and guidelines and the 'prohibited' items list is quite long. They are expensive - 5% per transaction as well as a percentage for processing.

I've just been through this search for another customer and as Robert says, at the end of the day for any type of decent processing, it comes down to 2checkout.com and worldpay.com. Worldpay would not deal with the island where this customer is located. It is just so much easier if you have a US based bank account and credit card in good standing.
 

Robert

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Hi!

If you're still interested in credit card processing in the D.R., check out these guys: www . avisortech . com

They provide internet invoicing and billing collection and payment solutions, plus a local payment gateway for online sales, connected and certified with VisaNet and CardNet (local Visa, Mastercard and Amex franchisees).

Cheers!

Have you had any experience with this company?

How did you hear about them?

Thanks.
 

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Hi,
Nowadays, businesses, especially those that sell products and services online, should ensure that they are able to accept credit card payments from their customers.You can know more information from www(dot)merchantacquiring(dot)co(dot)uk.
 

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Look into Google Pay. Works like a champ for us, very secure. From the consumer perspective, the business you're buying from never knows your cc number. Very secure.