Options for online store and payment processing?

[AlexCLE 53]

Hi,

For those with an online store, what do you use to host your website and manage payment processing? Looks like Shopify is a popular all-in-one solution but I'm not sure whether the payments are directly deposited to my bank account from the buyer or if it's first held by Shopify, which I'm not crazy about (like ebay does). In the US I had a store with Chase payment processing which was direct. Any other recommendations in setting up an online store?

[karin_brenig 602]

I used Ecwid (the free version) in the US. Their German version might be something to look into for your purpose

https://www.ecwid.com/de/ecommerce-in-deutschland

 

Your customers' payments are processed via Stripe

https://support.ecwid.com/hc/de/articles/360013319500-Stripe

 

Ecwid also supports a variety of other payment gateways, each of them with their own rules.

https://support.ecwid.com/hc/de/articles/360000613249

[LimeGreenJelly 22]

I also use Stripe. if you’re a dev, they’re pretty great and easy to setup with excellent documentation.

[AlexCLE 53]

I ended up making an online store with Squarespace and linked a Stripe account for payment processing. This seems like a good combination with good service and reasonable fees. We'll see how it goes. Thanks for the advice.