Offshore merchant accounts offer many more advantages than on-shore ones including allowing up to 2.5% in charge backs and 10% for refunds!
As they are offered by offshore banks
these accounts do not have account limitations or restrictions like onshore accounts do. With features such as multi-currency accounts and tax benefits,
merch.ant accounts can be owned by your
offshore company, and facilitate international trading.
This type of offshore bank account is a new addition to the offshore banking system and it allows you to trade 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. As these accounts are tax-free they allow offshore companies to offer products to clients at a much lower rate than competitors.
'High risk' businesses engaged in activities such as gaming,
pharmaceuticals, phone card sales, timeshare rentals, multilevel marketing, credit card repair, financial services and counseling are well suited to have offshore merchant accounts and we can offer these services to you.
Offshore merchant accounts offer benefits such aszero tax, privacy and security, multi-currency trading enabling international trade, buying and selling in currencies of your choice, zero restrictions on transactions which means unlimited transactions, short set up time requiring maybe just one week, and international forgery and fraud protection cover.
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All this however comes with a high price tag and expenses such as initial set up costs, discount rates and transaction fees are sometimes higher in comparison to domestic banks. Almost anyone can open such an account and it is simple and easy. All you require is to own anoffshore company and a bank account in its name.
There are however exceptions with some offshore banks insisting on security in the form of either an up front cash deposit or ongoing cash reserves. Apart from offshore banks, offshore merchant accounts are also offered by certain international financial service providers.
You can also apply online to open such an account after you have decided on a particularoffshore bank. Before opening such an offshore account, however, you need to check out the background of the bank and the services being offered by it such as privacy, security and tax benefits.
With offshore banking becoming increasingly popular the need of the hour is offshore e-commerce merchant accounts and offshore destinations are going all out to provide their clients with this facility. With an offshore business it is no longer financially attractive to transact through onshore accounts.
With offshore accounts, such as withSeychelles banking, giving clients so many benefits, it is becoming difficult for these businesses to look at onshore merchant accounts.
Tax friendly countries like United Arab Emirates, Mauritius,Seychelles andBVI possess
secure financial sectors.
Applying for offshore e-commerce merchant accounts via offshore companies in such countries will account for a simple and inexpensive corporate structure. You get privileges such as an international settlement jurisdiction and high charge back limits, either within the Caribbean or Europe thereby giving you a dual acquiring presence. This facility enables you to implement comprehensive, multi-jurisdictional and multi-currency acquiring services.
Other benefits includes the opportunity of presenting your customers secure payment alternatives, currency solutions, advantage of offshore and e-zone tax structures and channeled marketing which in turn reduces currency and location costs while simplifying cross-border processing.
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