We facilitate International merchant accounts for both traditional retail businesses, as well as online merchants, including adult, gaming, travel and all other high-risk categories. Our broad market knowledge gives you, as well as, your clients a distinct advantage. We have the solution tailored for your specific and unique business needs, with processing in over 150 countries and 20 currencies worldwide. When we say market knowledge we mean that we know the merchant account market from all perspectives; from being the merchant, to the processor, and to the acquiring bank, and why a deal should be proposed to one acquirer over another. A common flaw that 90% of so called merchant account providers have in common is not having enough depth in the acquiring side of the equation. In only having one place to put your deal and without the bank options to match you properly to the right type of bank, you are put the only place they can, good, bad or indifferent. The result ends up being an all too familiar story, you will end up with your account closed and your money and reserve lost.
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This is why it is imperative that you have someone like ISO Offshore Services to team up with. ISO has close working relationships with our acquiring banks throughout the world that are comfortable with Internet-related businesses and/or their intermediary credit card transaction processors. This ensures you of having the processing capability in the jurisdiction you require. We work side by side with all merchants & our partner banks, and although that doubles our workload it is the only way to achieve processing relationships that last for years not months. Our job is to provide you with the knowledge, technology and resources to make the most of your merchant account or accounts. The way we are able to do this is after we get your approval for a new international merchant we then work together; Merchant & ISO Processor design and implement a transaction process that maximizes each sales opportunity while providing the bank with the comfort they need to decline charge back attempts, knowing that each sale is built on a solid foundation. Working with us in this fashion we help bridge the gap between merchant & bank, and can provide customization, special circumstance exceptions and an enormous amount of good faith from the bank which translates into a solid, accountable and exceptional relationship in which both parties are happy with the business and are willing to do what it takes to keep each others business.
BE AWARE, the international merchant account industry is very different from the US domestic marketplace. The domestic marketplace contains thousands of merchant account vendors where price and competition has benefited the consumer. This is not true of the international offshore credit card processing industry. Most of the time low prices and quick turnaround also mean unreliable technology & inconsistent processing.