Google Checkout
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| Operating system | Cross-platform (web-based application) |
| Website | https://checkout.google.com |
Google Checkout is an online payment processing service provided by Google aimed at simplifying the process of paying for online purchases. Users store their credit or debit card and shipping information in their Google Account, so that they can purchase at participating stores by clicking an on-screen button. Google Checkout provides fraud protection and a unified page for tracking purchases and their status.
Google Checkout service became available in the United States on June 28, 2006, and in the UK on April 13, 2007.[1] It was free for merchants until February 1, 2008.[2] From then until May 5, 2009 Google charged US merchants 2.0% plus $0.20 per transaction, and UK merchants 1.4% + £0.20. Google since moved to a tiered cost structure, identical to that of PayPal.[3] Also since this date, Google has discontinued its offer whereby merchants who advertised with an AdWords account were not charged fees on monthly transactions totaling less than ten times their monthly AdWords expenditure.
Google Checkout used to have a program which allowed US IRS Certified 501(c)3 Non-Profit organizations to collect donations online without being charged the standard fee (2.9% + $0.30 per transaction under $3,000 monthly income, with lower rates for larger volumes.[4]). This is now only available for Google Grants recipients, and only through March 31, 2012.[4]
In 2006 eBay, which owns PayPal, added Google Checkout to its banned payment methods list, forbidding the use of Google Checkout to pay for eBay transactions.[5][6][7][8]
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[edit] Criticism
After 3 years of launching, Google checkout still does not offer phone or email support[9][10]. This is a widely criticized aspect of Google checkout particularly in the forum, which is the only source of any help for the merchants. The forum is a community of merchants helping each other with occasional answers from Google employees. It is widely criticized that the answers from the Google employees are "canned answers" and do not provide required help. Also, many cases were reported on the forum about accounts being suspended without a warning or explanation and without any recourse[11].
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Google unveils UK payments system BBC News
- ^ "No Processing fees until February 1, 2008". Google Checkout Blog. https://checkout.google.com/seller/freetransactions.html.
- ^ "Google Checkout - Fees". http://checkout.google.com/seller/fees.html.
- ^ a b "Google Checkout for Non-Profits". https://checkout.google.com/seller/npo/. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
- ^ Steiner, Ina. "eBay Bans Sellers from Using Google Checkout". AuctionBytes. http://auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y06/m07/i06/s02.
- ^ http://techcrunch.com/2010/09/01/ebay-to-ban-google-checkout-in-june-2011-what-about-that-paypal-android-deal/
- ^ http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-6091240-7.html
- ^ http://www.zdnet.com/blog/micro-markets/google-checkout-vs-ebay-pay-pal-where-is-the-competition/359
- ^ https://support.google.com/checkout/sell/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=81767
- ^ http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/checkout-merchants/thread?tid=77c0d1d5bc53896d&hl=en
- ^ http://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1LAVG_enUS431US431&gcx=w&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=google+checkout+suspended#hl=en&rlz=1C1LAVG_enUS431US431&q=+site:google.com+google+checkout+suspended&sa=X&ei=57zqTrBmyNfRAe7PzckJ&ved=0CE4QrQIwAg&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=23bc058ba87a7947&biw=1600&bih=809
[edit] External links
- Google Checkout
- Google Checkout API
- The Official Google Checkout Blog
- Google Checkout's page on Facebook
- Google launches payment service
- Google unveils UK payments system
- Donate Google Checkout
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