Payments Questions

Say I do not have enough money and need to get a part of my product done, is it possible to give a small part of the company, say between 3 and 5%, as a method of payment?

Bootstrapped Payments

asked May 20 '10 at 10:36

Vnchopra
418 points

I need to employ the services of a collection agency in the US. Most out there sound very sketchy. Does anyone have a good experience dealing with a particular firm? What are the typical fees and...

Payments

asked Jun 2 '10 at 03:54

Oleg Barshay
2,091 points

I would like to get the following information related to outsourced project. What are the best practices to follow for the payment plan/structure when you are working with outsourced development...

Contract Development Outsourcing Payments

asked Jun 9 '10 at 03:12

User2202
164 points

I plan to add subscription plan(s) to my website (built using ASP.NET). I may be using Paypal as the payment gateway for now. I might consider adding credit card payments in the future. Although...

Payments Subscriptions Saas

asked May 1 '10 at 07:44

User2306
232 points

I am still a newbie on the topic of merchant account and payment gateway. I tried to look around for information on merchant account and payment gateway, but I can not find a satisfying answers on...

Payments

asked May 7 '10 at 09:34

Jpartogi
1,342 points

We'll soon exit the beta stage and start charging for our SaaS solution. We're based in Italy so we work in Euros. We think we should also offer the solution in US Dollars, however we find it hard...

Pricing Payments Saas

asked May 7 '10 at 23:47

Deleted
655 points

Since Authorize.net is US/Canada only, I am wondering if there is a Austrlian counterpart to them providing service similar to them? What are must have, Recurring payments One time...

Payments

asked Mar 30 '10 at 20:44

Shabda
159 points

Anyone have experience with ANY of the below payment gateways (some do merchant services as well) that you can comment on: Payjunction Authorize.net Braintree Looking at these three gateways....

Finance Payments

asked Mar 31 '10 at 03:40

Scott Blanc
90 points

Can one pay for expenses that a start up requires before forming your LLC or Corp? Is it then possible to count them as expenses when you start one?

Getting Started Incorporation Payments Expenses

asked Apr 9 '10 at 18:06

Vnchopra
418 points

We're a European based startup planning to sell domain names and digital goods into a niche market and will focus primarily on the US market. The only current option for accepting credit card...

Charging Payments Credit Cards

asked Apr 13 '10 at 08:13

Roland
33 points

I know this subject have been discussed in length here and elsewhere, but most of the people that ask what is the best online payment processor never mention the price tag. My product's minimum...

Payments

asked Apr 20 '10 at 03:16

Tim Kara
98 points

What are the largest online payment processors in terms of market share and where can I find that kind of information (for free) ? My personal guess is that Paypal and Authorize.net are the...

Payments Market Analysis

asked Apr 20 '10 at 22:08

Olivier Lalonde
2,753 points

I am considering instituting a formal late payment policy for our product. Our terms have always been net 30 but it is something that we never consistently enforced. As the company grows and...

Payments Cash Flow

asked Mar 21 '10 at 07:41

Oleg Barshay
2,091 points

A lot of startups involve not just receiving payment, but also disbursing payment: WOrker crowdsourcing (mechanical turk, crowd flower), code + design outsourcing (Odesk, Elance, crowd spring),...

Outsourcing Payments Tax

asked Mar 22 '10 at 02:32

Joseph Turian
895 points

I'm considering building a system that allows our users to purchase points, trade them between themselves, then cash them in for real currency. The system will work like this: User A buys points...

Payments Legal Accounting

asked Mar 27 '10 at 02:24

Codebeef
148 points

It turns out that Intuit does online credit card processing. See here. What do people think about their services? How do they compare to Google Checkout or PayPal? Are there any horror stories?

Payments Credit Cards

asked Feb 23 '10 at 11:46

Joseph Turian
895 points

I have developed a website and I want to integrate an online payment system with my website. What is the best online payment tool, moneybookers, Google Checkout or paypal?

Payments Website

asked Jan 12 '10 at 22:53

Steven
1 point

I'm bootstrapping a software business for the first time. I worked in 'stealth mode' for one full-year and now I've got about 100 private-beta-testers loving the software (and already begging for...

Sales Payments Legal

asked Jan 5 '10 at 10:18

Tristan St.
180 points

I read through some suggestions on this site with regard to payment processors and after a good deal of investigation found Avangate.com had all of the features I needed: Flexible payment options...

Payments Website Web Services

asked Jan 6 '10 at 01:37

Ian Wilson
88 points

Is it legal (US/Canada) to accept donations if you're not a government registered non-profit organization? I've seen it on a couple of sites and was wondering what are the laws surrounding those...

Payments Legal

asked Dec 12 '09 at 13:34

Olivier Lalonde
2,753 points