Recommended payment gateway in Australia?

Hi there,

Does anyone know a good payment gateway to use in Australia? I'd be interested to hear what people are using, ones that are good and ones to stay away from.

Here's what I have concluded so far....

PayPal express checkout (www.paypal.com.au)
PROS
* Most well known and trusted gateway
* A lot of customers currently have a PayPal account and are familiar with it
* Reasonable pricing structure. 2.4% + $0.30 per transaction.
See http://www.paypal.com/au/cgi-bin/webscr ... ng-outside

CONS
* Difficult to implement with opencart in Australia
* Cannot use the "PayPal Website Payment Pro" module in Australia
* PayPal checkout screen forces the customer to 1. login to PayPal or 2. signup for a new account
* Poor customer support

Paymate (www.paymate.com)
PROS
* Easy to implement via the opencart Paymate module
* Funds from transaction go straight to your bank account (rather than a separate PayPal account)
* Customers can pay by credit/debit card without having to sign up

CONS
* Relatively unknown (compared to PayPal)
* Very expensive (compared to PayPal). Seller is charged 2.4%, buyer is charged 3.0% + $0.50 per transaction. See http://www.paymate.com/cms/index.php/faq/46

Eway (www.eway.com.au)
PROS
* Funds from transaction go straight to your bank account (rather than a separate PayPal account)
* Customers can pay by credit/debit card without having to sign up
* Less expensive pricing options. $350 per year + $0.50 per transaction.
See www.eway.com.au/small-business/Pricing.aspx

CONS
* Relatively unknown (compared to PayPal)
* No opencart module available for Australia

Looking forward to hear your opinions!

Thanks
Matt

Matt,

Interesting.

Are you telling Paypal Express is not going to work with Opencart? Have you got a solution or any answers to your issue here?

Can someone clarify/confirm if Paypal Express works for Australia in Opencart?

Also, is there a operation module for eWay Australia?

Matt

Any progress now?