Google has announced recently on their blog that they will be restructuring their checkout to now include standard fees for Non-Profits. So this means that soon the days of their giving away processing will be over.
This comes as no surprise as there is not much room for giving away financial services anymore with the economy facing the problems that it’s facing. The costs of offering payment services are also increasing as there are compliance requirements that must be met, along with constant fraud monitoring and service enhancements.
Businesses and organizations looking to accept payments need to really understand that the services they benefit most from usually do come with a fee. More on Google’s announcement may be found here:
http://googlecheckout.blogspot.com/2009/01/google-checkout-for-non-profits-in-2009.html
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