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Doofy · Aug 29, 2006, 08:42 AM

Yo.

I'm looking for alternatives to Paypal which allow donations without setting up a shopping cart or the like. Must be capable of international transactions (i.e. UK > UK, US > UK).

Anyone got any suggestions?

Thanks guys.

vmarks · Aug 29, 2006, 08:51 AM

Amazon allows donations. No idea about the shopping cart to do it.

Doofy · Aug 29, 2006, 08:58 AM

Originally Posted by vmarks

Amazon allows donations.

US only (requires US credit card and US checking account).

Adam Betts · Aug 29, 2006, 09:18 AM

There really need to be a new competitor to Paypal. I'm sick of them raising fee every month.

Google Bank please.

Dakar · Aug 29, 2006, 09:20 AM

Originally Posted by Adam Betts

Google Bank beta please.

fixed

hickey · Aug 29, 2006, 10:07 AM

google checkout? would that work?

Lateralus · Aug 29, 2006, 10:16 AM

A few online resellers will accept Google Checkout as payment, but only a few. And it still isn't capable of person-to-person or auction payments yet.

Doofy · Aug 29, 2006, 10:23 AM

Originally Posted by hickey

google checkout? would that work?

Nope. US only.

Meh. What a pain in the bum.

Doofy · Aug 29, 2006, 10:24 AM

BTW guys, I'm not simply dismissing suggestions out of hand - I'm having a look at their sites as you suggest them, so it's all useful stuff. Keep 'em coming.

turtle777 · Aug 29, 2006, 10:43 AM

What's wrong with paypal ?

*duck*

-t

Scifience · Aug 29, 2006, 11:08 AM

Just get a merchant account? Then you can take credit cards from anywhere.

Contact your bank and (provided they are a big enough bank) they should be able to get you set up. There is usually a monthly fee, though (in the US it is around $20-30).

Doofy · Aug 29, 2006, 11:15 AM

Originally Posted by Scifience

Just get a merchant account? Then you can take credit cards from anywhere.

UK merchant account providers tend to be completely anal. For example, you generally have to provide trading history... ...if you haven't got a trading history due to it being a new operation, you've pretty much had it.

Apple Pro Underwear · Nov 23, 2006, 11:45 PM

I just used Google Checkout. It's freakin' awesome.

I used it on a website I never been to before and it made it sooo easy. Damn, they did it again. Much better than paypal.

Mastrap · Nov 24, 2006, 05:54 AM

Have you tried nochex? Uk operation and looks decent. Never tried them myself though.

red rocket · Nov 24, 2006, 08:22 AM

Did you look at NoPayPal.com? Lots of information there.

Tuoder · Nov 24, 2006, 08:43 AM

Why can't you use PayPal?

Apple Pro Underwear · Nov 24, 2006, 11:48 AM

Originally Posted by Mastrap

Have you tried nochex? Uk operation and looks decent. Never tried them myself though.

i think a true paypal competitor needs to be "ubiquitous" right? i suppose i trust google more than some companies i never heard before right?

Doofy · Nov 24, 2006, 04:00 PM

Originally Posted by Mastrap

Have you tried nochex? Uk operation and looks decent. Never tried them myself though.

Possible winner!

Originally Posted by Apple Pro Underwear

i think a true paypal competitor needs to be "ubiquitous" right? i suppose i trust google more than some companies i never heard before right?

Ummm:

Originally Posted by hickey

google checkout? would that work?

Originally Posted by Doofy

Nope. US only.

Mastrap · Nov 24, 2006, 04:23 PM

Originally Posted by Apple Pro Underwear

i think a true paypal competitor needs to be "ubiquitous" right? i suppose i trust google more than some companies i never heard before right?

Nochex is well known in the UK as a paypal competitor. Just because you, in the US, have never heard of them, in the UK, doesn't make them worthless.

Apple Pro Underwear · Nov 24, 2006, 04:37 PM

Originally Posted by Mastrap

Nochex is well known in the UK as a paypal competitor. Just because you, in the US, have never heard of them, in the UK, doesn't make them worthless.

yeah you're right, sometimes it's hard to think globally when the "internetz" has no real physical location.

ghporter · Nov 24, 2006, 05:22 PM

So tell us about Nochex. Their site says they have "competitive" fees-some real-world experiences would be worthwhile here.

Frankly, since eBay and PayPal are one and the same, I really don't like either now. Setting up a merchant account with PayPal (small or large the process is the same) felt like signing up for a mortgage on a huge house. Nochex, as an alternative, should be a Good Thing® for consumers, but I'd like to hear more about it.

This situation reminds me of back in the '70s when American Express was THE international money company. If THEY were to set up a competing service, (that was really competitive, not exorbitantly expensive) that would be awesome.

Mastrap · Nov 24, 2006, 06:03 PM

Nochex is really only useful for UK customers. They avoided going head to head with paypal, carving out a smaller market instead.