world pay

[vinvin]

looking for a good provider for payments online ............natwest suggest

world pay............is there any good or bad stories about them or alternatives.

TIA

 

[AdamW]

Natwest would suggest Worldpay as they are all part of RBS. There are loads out there.

Worldpay
Protx
Paypal
Nochex

to name just a few. If you do a search you will get lots of posts about them.

 

[toystoyou]

I've used Worldpay for 4 years and have never had a problem with them. Just for your informaiton though they do keep a hold of your money for up to 5 weeks before it's paid into your business bank account and it can be quite pricey to set it up with them.
Julie

 

[JustOneUK]

recent thread - definately worth a read http://www.ukbusinessforums.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=63485

James.

 

[vinvin]

Thanks James............an interesting read..............phew close shave.......

ok suggestions on a postcard and a straw pole on who is the BEST for online payment facilities........

In my case people will be paying agency fees, deposits and rents online and we will need almost instant access to see the fees have cleared. insstant access as in maybe 24 - 48 hours........enabling us to pay the third party ie .Landlord.

Thoughts please

 

[Eagle]

Why not use what Boots, Ladbrokes, Sony Ericsson and Harrods do?

 

[cmcridland]

Why not use what Boots, Ladbrokes, Sony Ericsson and Harrods do?

Would have to agree. Why not use PayPal? You receive the money within 5 days, the fees are lower, and it's easier for customers to pay.

 

[PaulClip]

I often use PayPal Merchant services and fidn them to be very good.

 

[vinvin]

with paypal tho do you have to set up an account.............ie would a tenant have to set up a paypal account an all that sort of stuff before being able to pay on line??

I want it to be simple for the people to pay, also i need to know that the money is good, and if not even in my account for 5 days it will be honoured since, the tenants will be paying fees and deposits online, before being allowed into the property.........

thoughts and comments please

 

[Eagle]

ie would a tenant have to set up a paypal account

No. You don't have to have an account to use PayPal.

 

[Simon-M]

No. You don't have to have an account to use PayPal.

Correct as Eagle says though some people have mis concieved conceptions about PayPal being an evil entity and refuse point blank to use them. These people are few and far between but when you get one they can be a pain in the rear

Simon

 

[debbidoo]

A few years back, you did have to have an account with PayPal if you wanted to buy something from a site that only used PayPal for its payments. I think a lot of consumers were suspicious of shops that only used PayPal, and wondered why they couldn't use a "real" payment processor. What probably didn't help was the number of phishing emails coming from "PayPal" - I would imagine this damaged their reputation a bit.

I think this has changed now though. PayPal process payments in real time now, without the need to sign up for an account. Their image has definitely improved.

 

[I, Brian]

Used to use Worldpay and Paypal - but Worldpay is so over charged and Paypal is miles ahead of Worldpay.

 

[dave_n]

have to agree with Brian

I have developed for worldpay, secure trading, paypal and payonline.
Most of my customers are small businesses who don't want the overhead of lenghthy and expensive merchant account setup, especially if their online business is not as successful as they initially thought.

That's where paypal wins hands down...quick, simple and easy to setup