India

Bump. Anybody know?

Indians can have a paypal account but paypal doesn't allow the transaction in ruppee at the moment. You can probably look for an Indian merchant account if you can get like ccavenue.

You're sure about this? Maybe I have it all wrong, but it seems to me that there are certainly hundreds, if not thousands, of Indian Warriors here who seem routinely to be using PayPal for their businesses, including many who are service-providers?

There are some restrictions to India, but I find them a bit blurry. I know they made some regulations because of fraud (like ones against Nigeria and was it Taiwan or Pakistan I think).

The latest news, as I have heard it, is that you can send and receive money from a paypal account to a local bank account in Pakistan.

have you tried some PayPal alternatives like 2checkout?

I'm from India, and thanks to my IM addiction, regularly buy ebooks, courses, whatever through my Paypal account. Never had any problem - ask all the marketers who have got rich off me! :rolleyes:

All I needed to do was attach a credit card to my Paypal account. And while I pay in Rupees, Paypal converts it and pays the marketer in US Dollars.

So sending money is hassle free.

However for receiving money, restrictions have been imposed recently (possibly because terrorists were using this as a convenient anonymous channel to fund extremists here??!!)

So if I receive money from abroad, I have to transfer it to my bank account - can't leave it as a Paypal balance and use it for future purchases.

Hope this helps.

Hi, I'm new to the forum, but I've made some payments through paypal. You just need to attach your credit card to the account. So far, I haven't had any payment with it. Yes, there are some restrictions, like you can't pay directly from your paypal funds, you can't withdraw more than $500 from your account, and so on.

You could have done it with paypal but paypal and india dont go along so much haha.

The person from India is required to attach his credit card with his Paypal account. Then, he can purchase your E-book through Paypal.

Indians can use Paypal freely to receive payment. However, if they want to purchase, they are required to use their credit card attached with the Paypal account.

The Paypal balance has to be transferred to their bank account. It cannot be used to purchase anything.

PayPal allow indians to have paypal, however, if it is not working for you, try AlertPay or moneybooker. They both seems to do the job

Hi,

Does your client have the option of making a payment by credit card? AlertPay may be an option, especially if they want to pay by cc. With AlertPay they can also load their account by bank wire and then send you the money... but this process would take longer.

Hope this helps,
ChriZ
Online Community Support

Selling E-Book - I Think 2 Check Out will be the good option they can charge in Indian Rupees & also since they are Verfied by Visa & 3D Secure they will have no problems in having transaction with Indian cards too.

Plimus may be one of the options too if u like.

they are asking to link credit card for sent payment

By reading your post, I don't think you live in America..

It will be interesting to know what niche in India can you sell ebooks to....???

Doubt Clearing:

1. Indian Customers can Purchase anything using Paypal if a Credit/ Debit Card is linked to their Paypal Account because as per RBI Regulations Paypal Balance cannot be used for any Purchases.

2) Indian Sellers can receive money in Paypal, however for Tangible Products Export the limit is set for 500$ per Transaction.

3) 2CO can also receive money from Indian Customers through Paypal subject Indian customers pay in accordance with Point No 1 (Why Point No 1 - Please see at 2CO site that "One of the most common misconceptions about 2Checkout.com is that 2Checkout.com is a Payment Gateway, Merchant Account Provider or Payment Processor. In actuality, 2Checkout.com is an Authorized Reseller and should be referenced as such". Hence its follows the Regulation of India for Paypal too")

4) If the seller is using 2CO then the payment options that will be available to customers depends upon the Regulations of Card & Paypal in Customer specific country.

5) Also with 2CO the payment options that will be seen by customers for payment are also Currency Specific (example for India if the customer choose to pay in INR then the system will show only Credit Card as payment options & that too only Visa & Mastercard. If the Currency is changed to USD that the option will extend to other brand of cards).

Many Complications

Hai i`m a Indian myself it`s difficult to get a credit card here as i`m a student myself but you can try online virtual credit cards they are a great source for buying online products i`ve been using Entropay& netteller for a while & have even purchased 3 wso`s from here hope this helps!!