If your online business is looking for a way to expand to other markets, you need to come up with the best way to handle payments. Most payment providers will only capture and process payments from the country you reside in. While this will work for most small and medium sized businesses, it will not for those looking to expand outside of the borders.
When looking for international providers, you need to put International Checkout on the radar and possibly on the forefront. This company was created with international customers in mind. There are many great websites out there, but with so many purchasing restrictions, we cannot get the great things that we want. With International Checkout, you can provide your items to any country you wish with payments and shipping handled by International Checkout.
In order to implement International Checkout, you have to contact them in order to get an account setup with them. Once you do, it is pretty easy and quick to implement their payment system. While you do not want to use this as your main payment system, it will be great for a second or third option. This system can be added like a Paypal or Google Checkout. When a customer comes to your website from another country, they will add items to their cart just like any other visitor, but when going through checkout, they would pick International Checkout instead of your normal payment system.
Once they pick IC as their payment system, they will be redirected to a hosted page by International Checkout. Here they will put in their billing and shipping information and pick the type of currency that they use. Your company doesn’t have to worry about anything, because it is being taken care of over at International Checkout. Your system will not see the order from the international customer as it has been given to IC. International Checkout is the one that will handle the payment processing and the fraud checks for each order. After they verify the order, then they will go to your website and place the order. The best part is that you still only have to ship the item to International Checkout’s warehouse, which is in the US or other country that may be close to you.
The order will then go into your system with the IC’s information and shipping address. All you have to do is fulfill the order and ship it to IC. This makes it very easy as you do not have to worry about fraud or payment refunds to international customers. When IC receives the items, they will arrange shipment to the international customer and handle all of the customs issues that may come about. The only time you have to deal with the order is if it is damaged when it arrives at IC or if the customer wants to return it. They still have to follow your return policy, but they will contact IC for customer service.
If you want your products in the hands of international customers, but don’t want the stresses of international shipping, then International Checkout could be a good option. International shipping and order handling can be a daunting task for any online business, so let International Checkout help expand your business and your brand.
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18. Jul, 2010 
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