chodges84 - 10:25 pm on Mar 19, 2007 (gmt 0)

I will also agree with what others are saying about Protx.

I use them with Streamline after Jonathon recommended them to me.

The savings against Worldpay are amazing. I think Worldpay is possibly a better known brand, but not by much.

I've had a few funny transactions but very few. Also moving off your website to process cards is probably a better thing. As mentioned, you aren't liable for card details and I doubt few customers even notice. I would probably give preference to a website that re directs me to Protx to pay rather than someone who collects card info for processing later. I know that no humans come into conact with my info. But being a webmaster myself I guess that is irrelevant as an average consumer will probably not know how it works anyway.

Ring round some merhcnat banks, Streamline, Lloyds Cardnet, RBOS, Barclays and play them off against one another, the rates should come down.

Also if you join the Federation of Small Businesses then Streamline will waiver the setup fee (which is about £350) and give you a favourable Transaction rate, they saving may even cover the cost of FSB membership (which is only a tenner a month anyway) - mine would (i say would as i haven't got round to joining yet! I only found this out after coughing up £350 unfortunately.

Craig.