I've setup a hosted payment solution (i.e. the customer is redirected to the provider) for a minor e-commerce so I have some experience on the matter.
My recommendation would be to select a provider that:
1. is based in Germany. Having a provider that has the same business hours as you and to whom you can actually phone and talk in your own tongue is very important. When - not if - you get into trouble and require support, you need to get it ASAP, not wait for an email many hours later.
2. Provides the features, technology and support you require. You'll need a solution that accepts major credit cards, but this is raraly a problem. Equally important and often neglected, is how good the solution is techniqually. Can you work in any programming language (you should)? Are you provided with good documentation, examples, needed graphics, etc?
ad 2) true. in our case: we want to accept at least visa and mastercard. programming skills are definitely present (and very good), so this should not be an issue.
I wonder which provider you chose for your project?
The company had actually already chosen Samport, a provider mainly (only?) active on the Scandinavian market. However, Samport fulfills all requirements that I previously described.
Actually, if there are any Scandinavian developers/entrepreneurs reading this - give Samport a chance. In addition to the previously described advantages, they are also cheap and -- besides the hosted solution where customers are redirected to their servers -- allow you to seamlessly integrate Samport with your own e-commerce.
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I've setup a hosted payment solution (i.e. the customer is redirected to the provider) for a minor e-commerce so I have some experience on the matter.
My recommendation would be to select a provider that: 1. is based in Germany. Having a provider that has the same business hours as you and to whom you can actually phone and talk in your own tongue is very important. When - not if - you get into trouble and require support, you need to get it ASAP, not wait for an email many hours later.
2. Provides the features, technology and support you require. You'll need a solution that accepts major credit cards, but this is raraly a problem. Equally important and often neglected, is how good the solution is techniqually. Can you work in any programming language (you should)? Are you provided with good documentation, examples, needed graphics, etc?
Thanks for your reply!
ad 1) see your point
ad 2) true. in our case: we want to accept at least visa and mastercard. programming skills are definitely present (and very good), so this should not be an issue.
I wonder which provider you chose for your project?
The company had actually already chosen Samport, a provider mainly (only?) active on the Scandinavian market. However, Samport fulfills all requirements that I previously described.
Actually, if there are any Scandinavian developers/entrepreneurs reading this - give Samport a chance. In addition to the previously described advantages, they are also cheap and -- besides the hosted solution where customers are redirected to their servers -- allow you to seamlessly integrate Samport with your own e-commerce.
Regards, WarTheatre