Blog homeI wrote last month about Paypal vs Google Checkout and their policies towards taking online payments on behalf of travel companies. In summary, Paypal (owned by EBay) accepts travel companies while Google doesn’t.
Anyway, roll on 6 weeks – and now Amazon have launched an interesting website payment service. What makes it interesting is that they look like they can handle micropayments (which could be very small transactions – ideal for those selling content or travel information). They also have full web services support – which to developers – makes it easy to work with and integrate with other systems.
However, they have excluded from using the service:
Travel and Time Share Services – includes agencies, tour operators, clubs, packages, airlines, cruise lines, time shares and property management companies
So that is that then – Paypal is the answer for small travel companies taking online payments – however if you are an information company – then maybe Amazon would be worth building on.
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