Sometimes, Paypal may not be enough as a method of accepting payment. A lot of businesses use a combination of payment processors in addition to Paypal so that it would make it easier for customers that aren’t using Paypal as a method of payment.
Alternatives for Paypal include both 2Checkout and Moneybookers. 2Checkout however, has a very stringent rule that needs to be checked so that the business will not have any problem while using the service.
Moneybookers on the other hand has seller protections as well. This helps reduce the chances of chargeback cases that are prominent amongst Paypal users.
Google also has their own called the Google Checkout. However, this Google Checkout works only in certain countries and may not work everywhere around the world. The users of Google Checkout is growing from time to time and is known to be more reliable than Paypal.
We highly recommend 2Checkout and Moneybookers. However, 2Checkout has a one-time fee but in the long run, it costs significantly cheaper as compared with Paypal. Moneybookers on the other hand accepts a wide range of payment methods which can be valuable in other countries.
M Faris Ashraf on Tuesday, March 30th, 2010 at 10:13 am