For smaller shops The solutions we have examined so far are geared towards medium to large e-commerce sites. Smaller merchants are well advised to outsource online payment processing altogether. According to Nethery, outsourcing shields merchants from the paperwork associated with credit cards and, he says, a company dedicated to online payment processing can devote more resources to fighting fraud than individual merchants could. He adds that fraud is particularly important with international payments from the countries of the former Soviet Union. Shop for a company that is serious about international payments.
Some merchants choose to work with several companies, each serving a different market.
Other mechanisms Credit and debit cards will only get you so far. If a given country is particularly important to your business, you may want to consider a local distributor or some other form of partnership with a local business or site. An alternative is to open an account with a local bank. In these countries, customers and businesses rely extensively on wire transfer to pay each other. S.W.I.F.T. is used by banks for international wire transfers.