History: I found a similar post under the Webmasters section (https://www.nairaland.com/13343/which-online-payment-system-choose).
However, I believe this is a business problem. Also, it's been two years since the last response to that post (created in 2006)
Today, the cashless policy has been passed, things should have changed.

The question: What alternatives exist to Interswitch as an online payment solution?

The challenge: I run a website (a blog actually, www.moviegist.com) where I intend to start selling items (for physical delivery) to Nigerians in Nigeria. I need an a payment system linked to my site that will allow individuals to pay for items purchased from my site.

It appears the popular choice (judging from what is used by other websites like switchng.com, dealdey, etc) is Interswitch. While I have no qualms using Interswitch (I make regular payments with the system without issues), I like to know what my options are. Also, I am certain there are other businesses in the same shoes as I am right now.

So far, Google has suggested other solutions such as www.fastecash.com, www.topupnigeria.com and possibly www.etranzact.com but I am yet to contact any of these providers.

Please respond if you have tried any of the providers above (Interswitch, FasteCash, ETranzact, TopUpNigeria) or any other web payment solution provider. In addition to information on 1. registration costs and 2. transaction charges, I would sincerely appreciate comments on reliability (i.e. any downtime experienced?), customer care and response time.

Thanks, Nairalanders.

msanda: History: I found a similar post under the Webmasters section (https://www.nairaland.com/13343/which-online-payment-system-choose).
However, I believe this is a business problem. Also, it's been two years since the last response to that post (created in 2006)
Today, the cashless policy has been passed, things should have changed.

The question: What alternatives exist to Interswitch as an online payment solution?

The challenge: I run a website (a blog actually, www.moviegist.com) where I intend to start selling items (for physical delivery) to Nigerians in Nigeria. I need an a payment system linked to my site that will allow individuals to pay for items purchased from my site.

It appears the popular choice (judging from what is used by other websites like switchng.com, dealdey, etc) is Interswitch. While I have no qualms using Interswitch (I make regular payments with the system without issues), I like to know what my options are. Also, I am certain there are other businesses in the same shoes as I am right now.

So far, Google has suggested other solutions such as www.fastecash.com, www.topupnigeria.com and possibly www.etranzact.com but I am yet to contact any of these providers.

Please respond if you have tried any of the providers above (Interswitch, FasteCash, ETranzact, TopUpNigeria) or any other web payment solution provider. In addition to information on 1. registration costs and 2. transaction charges, I would sincerely appreciate comments on reliability (i.e. any downtime experienced?), customer care and response time.

Thanks, Nairalanders.

Voguepay (voguepay.com) is free to use, also CashEnvoy (www.cashenvoy.com) visit their websites.

@bigx

Thanks a lot for the recommendations.
Please confirm, do you know anyone who has used either and what is the service like?
I am checking out the sites as we speak...

msanda: @bigx

Thanks a lot for the recommendations.
Please confirm, do you know anyone who has used either and what is the service like?
I am checking out the sites as we speak...

CashEnvoy is has been used on www.cluewebhost.com since 2010 and www.smsnuvia.com since last year, so its good enough. They are really professional and support is ok.

Voguepay is newer, a few months old but its a lot easier to configure and install though I havent gotten around to using it yet but those who use it aren't complaining yet.

I have a Voguepay account and i had some navigation issues using the site so I let them be. Haven't tried them again.