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Is there a good alternative to using Paypal for online transactions, are any other companies accepted as widely as paypal.

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Short answer: no single alternative exactly matches PayPal’s global consumer recognition, so selecting a replacement should be driven by the business need rather than searching for a “PayPal clone.” Several members (notably , , webfan2009 and ) have already pointed out real-world constraints such as bank limits and country coverage; the guidance below focuses on how to evaluate and test providers so the choice fits the project.

Key criteria to compare

  • Coverage and currency support — confirm buyer countries, card brands, and local withdrawal rails for sellers.
  • True cost — model per-transaction fees, cross-border fees, monthly fees, payout fees and the real cost of chargebacks.
  • Integration and PCI scope — hosted checkout reduces PCI burden; tokenization and web/mobile SDKs speed development.
  • Payouts and KYC — settlement timing, minimum payouts, ID checks and the risk of account holds or reserves.
  • Dispute/fraud tools — built-in fraud scoring, chargeback representment, and merchant support responsiveness.
  • UX and conversion — guest checkout, saved cards, one-click buying and mobile flow quality affect sales more than small fee differences.

Practical vetting workflow

  1. Map core customers (countries, device mix, average ticket).
  2. Shortlist 2–3 processors that cover those needs.
  3. Create live sandbox integrations and run a small A/B test to measure conversion, authorization rates and settlement timing.
  4. Run a 30–60 day pilot, tracking net revenue (sales minus fees/chargebacks) and operational friction (KYC holds, refund speed).

Final notes
For markets with PayPal restrictions (see ), prioritize providers with local payout options and clear T&Cs. For most stores, a single trusted brand plus one fallback often gives the best balance of conversion and operational stability.

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Member Avatar for Dani

Not that I know of. If you have Chase, and you want to send money to someone else with a Chase bank account, there is Chase Quick Pay. Really don't know anything else as common as PayPal though.

Member Avatar for mamece2

Im looking forward to some information about this

Member Avatar for daniwebfan2009

Oh mi gosh! Look at Payoneer! Payoneer is widely known and (almost) easier to use than PayPal.

Also consider letting people send money directly to your bank account. I've seen a lot of software developers do that in the past, but I don't know if they still do offer it as a payment option.

Member Avatar for RyanKempe

You are not going to beat the adoption of PayPal by the public.
So any other platform will result in a poorer conversion rate.
However if you have to choose something other than paypal, or want to integrate a seperate 3rd party for credit card transactions then I would choose either WePay, Skrill, or Stripe (dependant upon your needs of course)

Member Avatar for reaz15

Paypal is banned in Bangladesh. So how can I deal with buyer who would like to transect throuh paypal?

Member Avatar for RyanKempe

Freelancer.com have a huge amount of Bangladeshi freelancers and they use Skrill to pay them out. So maybe Skrill is best suited to accept payments from Bangladesh. I'm not entirely sure though as I don't have experience with payments to this country. I just did a little bit of searching.

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Thanks Ryankempe for you valuable comment.

Member Avatar for Talukdar01

Paypal is the best. But if Paypal do not support your country than you can take a look on Skrill and Payonner. I have used both of them and I am happy with their service. Payonner has wide range of coverage than Skrill.

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I always notice paypal, paypal, but, you have to know that there are other electronic bank more preferable than PayPal, so The top bank in my opnion and which I treat with her for a long time is : Neteller bank really realy so good.

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Member Avatar for Vincentas

I see Google Wallet as the main competitor in this case, for a few reasons that this software has:

1) Low balance alerts lets you know when you're out of money.
2) Automatic transfer
3) Also, it tracks all the purchases
4) You get a physical card as well, which remains the traditional payment
5) There is a possibility to advertsing

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I had been developing the payment system in my previous employment and we do provide a few payment methods for the users to 'Go Premium'. Coding wise I will suggest MOLPOINTS as its implementation is similar to paypal and can be easily adopted into same class of payment verification in the project.

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you cab using Payoneer and western union

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