Good Merchant Account For Canadians? Is There Such A Thing?

FeelingFree · 10-07-2009, 01:22 PM

Hey There,

Does anyone know of a good merchant account that does not require the purchaser to sign up to make a purchase (i.e. like AlertPay does), nor requires a US address and/or bank account (like 2CO does).

This is for a business that does a pretty good volume, so nothing too rinky dink would work. Also it's not an incorporated business, so they would have to be cool with that.

Google checkout is not set up for Canada and PayPal is okay as a back up, but my client needs a 'real' merchant account relationship.

Thanks in advance fellow warriors!

Istvan Horvath · 10-07-2009, 01:33 PM

Both InternetSecure and Merchant-Accounts.ca - U.S & Canadian Merchant Accounts offer merchant accounts AND gateway for Canadian businesses (no affil).
I have no experience with them - just got this info somewhere...

James Campbell · 10-07-2009, 01:52 PM

I have a 2co account and I live in Canada.

They do not require a US address to sign up.

James

cmaclean · 10-07-2009, 02:05 PM

James is correct. I'm in Canada as well and did not require a US address. Authorize.net does.

I would check out Beanstream

Lloyd Buchinski · 10-07-2009, 02:05 PM

I was looking into this for awhile for a project that didn't go through, and Beanstream Electronic Payment Processing - Online Credit Card Processing, Online Debit Cards, and Direct Debits / Direct Payments. looked like a clear winner. I didn't actually get to the point of using them so can't say from experience but was impressed with just about everything about them. One thing that is a bit unique is they can handle direct debit transactions where a customer just pays from their bank account, and that can be repeating monthly charges.

FeelingFree · 10-07-2009, 03:05 PM

Great input ... thanks everyone. My client was obviously mistaken about his 2CO conversation. We'll check out the others mentioned as well. This really helps. Thanks again.

10-07-2009, 01:22 PM	#1
FeelingFree Freedom Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 28 Thanks: 7 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Good Merchant Account For Canadians? Is There Such A Thing? Hey There, Does anyone know of a good merchant account that does not require the purchaser to sign up to make a purchase (i.e. like AlertPay does), nor requires a US address and/or bank account (like 2CO does). This is for a business that does a pretty good volume, so nothing too rinky dink would work. Also it's not an incorporated business, so they would have to be cool with that. Google checkout is not set up for Canada and PayPal is okay as a back up, but my client needs a 'real' merchant account relationship. Thanks in advance fellow warriors!

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James Campbell Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Posts: 678 Thanks: 833 Thanked 153 Times in 90 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Good Merchant Account For Canadians? Is There Such A Thing? I have a 2co account and I live in Canada. They do not require a US address to sign up. James

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cmaclean Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Posts: 95 Thanks: 7 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts Social Networking	Re: Good Merchant Account For Canadians? Is There Such A Thing? James is correct. I'm in Canada as well and did not require a US address. Authorize.net does. I would check out Beanstream
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10-07-2009, 03:05 PM	#6
FeelingFree Freedom Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 28 Thanks: 7 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Good Merchant Account For Canadians? Is There Such A Thing? Great input ... thanks everyone. My client was obviously mistaken about his 2CO conversation. We'll check out the others mentioned as well. This really helps. Thanks again.