Ask HN: How to process credit card payments

1 pointsinnocentpixel12y ago7 comments

Hello HN. First question here so if possible take it easy on me :)

Main question is how can one start to process payments from many to many. Does one work directly with visa api or through a bank? And what are the security conditions that one would need to abide by(nuclear resistant datacenter etc).

Thank you in advance.

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fastspring12y ago

Take a look at FastSpring. Global coverage for developer clients, their end users, payment methods/currencies located all around the world, and an embedded store SDK used to power such app stores as Adobe's new Exchange. Pricing includes international payment costs, int'l tax management, pci compliance, chargeback fees, file hosting, unlimited support, and all the merchandising functionality. Developers save months to years of work because it's an all-in-one service, the features are already there for the developer selling one time or recurring based payment products and services globally.

anderspetersson12y ago

If you're building a marketplace thing, take a look at Balanced [1]

Otherwise, take a look at Stripe [2]

If you're not in the U.S, it get's more complicated.

[1] https://www.balancedpayments.com/ [2] https://stripe.com

innocentpixelOP12y ago

I would need it to work all over Europe so I'm waiting for the more complicated atuff :)

donal_cahalane12y ago

Or Stripe are now in Beta in some European countries so well worth going to their website and seeing if yours is one.

donal_cahalane12y ago

Check out www.paymill.com (Stripe except based here in Europe)

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