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H.Yates · 12-11-2004, 11:02

I know it's not exactly a cry for help, but does anyone know if there is a good alternative to PayPal? What annoys me about PayPal (as I think is probably the 'norm') is that possible customers have to be PayPal members in order to buy anything. The site I'm working on wants to attract casual buyers who might well be put off buying anything if they then have to trudge through a membership setup, or simply don't want to be a PayPal user. I know PayPal in the US allows people to purchase without having to join; so does the UK have any equivalent..?

Brown · 12-11-2004, 11:05

protox, worldpay all do the same thing - although they are fairly ugly unless you pay them a fee.

fwiw, surveys show that the more options you offer, the more likely you will be to get a sale. you could also look into things like offering people to pay via their mobile phones.

H.Yates · 12-11-2004, 11:10

Okay cool - thanks for that. We've been looking into SMS payment, maybe we should give it more thought..? You know of any good example services..?

Brown · 12-11-2004, 11:14

no, we built our own. problem is that the return on charges is not that good so we stopped using it. itagg might help you out.

secretagentgel · 12-11-2004, 11:53

and fyi, you no longer have to be a paypal member. it helps, and i think it asks you to be, but i known i ve gome thru the process without logging in.

corey

H.Yates · 12-11-2004, 12:09

Yeah, you're right if you use the US version of PayPal, but the UK one apparently hasn't got that function on it yet. Grr...

todoroki · 12-11-2004, 12:43

Nochex & Fastpay(Natwest) do this service, I think you have to pay extra
or register as Merchants account or somethin
http://www.nochex.com/
http://www.fastpay.com/

H.Yates · 14-11-2004, 13:22

Thanks all..!

Page-Zone · 18-11-2004, 00:28

Supposedly PayPal streamlined the order process, but I haven't been through it as a non member to try it out.

H.Yates · 18-11-2004, 13:23

Hm... I checked out Nochex, all looked good, and although they allow for non-members to buy goods, they only operate in the UK/accept UK credit and debit payments. Must... keep... looking...

Brown · 18-11-2004, 13:24

for the time you spent looking you could have built your own.

12-11-2004, 11:02	#1 (permalink)
H.Yates Looking for money. Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 103	Any better alternative to PayPal..? I know it's not exactly a cry for help, but does anyone know if there is a good alternative to PayPal? What annoys me about PayPal (as I think is probably the 'norm') is that possible customers have to be PayPal members in order to buy anything. The site I'm working on wants to attract casual buyers who might well be put off buying anything if they then have to trudge through a membership setup, or simply don't want to be a PayPal user. I know PayPal in the US allows people to purchase without having to join; so does the UK have any equivalent..?

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12-11-2004, 11:05	#2 (permalink)
Brown volkswagen yellow & gold Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: london, england. Posts: 6,147	protox, worldpay all do the same thing - although they are fairly ugly unless you pay them a fee. fwiw, surveys show that the more options you offer, the more likely you will be to get a sale. you could also look into things like offering people to pay via their mobile phones.

12-11-2004, 11:10	#3 (permalink)
H.Yates Looking for money. Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 103	Okay cool - thanks for that. We've been looking into SMS payment, maybe we should give it more thought..? You know of any good example services..?

12-11-2004, 11:14	#4 (permalink)
Brown volkswagen yellow & gold Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: london, england. Posts: 6,147	no, we built our own. problem is that the return on charges is not that good so we stopped using it. itagg might help you out.

12-11-2004, 11:53	#5 (permalink)
secretagentgel Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: new york, ny Posts: 118	and fyi, you no longer have to be a paypal member. it helps, and i think it asks you to be, but i known i ve gome thru the process without logging in. corey

12-11-2004, 12:09	#6 (permalink)
H.Yates Looking for money. Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 103	Yeah, you're right if you use the US version of PayPal, but the UK one apparently hasn't got that function on it yet. Grr...

12-11-2004, 12:43	#7 (permalink)
todoroki Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: bristol Posts: 125	Nochex & Fastpay(Natwest) do this service, I think you have to pay extra or register as Merchants account or somethin http://www.nochex.com/ http://www.fastpay.com/

14-11-2004, 13:22	#8 (permalink)
H.Yates Looking for money. Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 103	Thanks all..!

18-11-2004, 00:28	#9 (permalink)
Page-Zone Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3	Supposedly PayPal streamlined the order process, but I haven't been through it as a non member to try it out.

18-11-2004, 13:23	#10 (permalink)
H.Yates Looking for money. Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 103	Hm... I checked out Nochex, all looked good, and although they allow for non-members to buy goods, they only operate in the UK/accept UK credit and debit payments. Must... keep... looking...

18-11-2004, 13:24	#11 (permalink)
Brown volkswagen yellow & gold Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: london, england. Posts: 6,147	for the time you spent looking you could have built your own.

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