Google Checkout Blog

Google Checkout for 501(c)6 organizations

Friday, May 21, 2010

We’re excited to announce that IRS-approved 501(c)(6) organizations may now process transactions through Google Checkout. Previously, Google Checkout only processed online donations for 501(c)(3) religious, educational and charitable organizations in the United States.

Today, Google Checkout is extending transaction processing to IRS-approved 501(c)(6) organizations who focus on advancement and improvement of professional and business associations. If you are one of these organizations, we encourage you to sign up for Google Checkout to process transactions for memberships, dues and other services

Understanding Chargebacks: A New Google E-Commerce YouTube Channel Video

Monday, May 17, 2010

Ever wonder what a chargeback is? Or how you can contest a chargeback received on a Google Checkout order? You can learn more about chargebacks in the newest Google E-Commerce YouTube Channel video.

Take a moment to watch the video, learn more about the chargeback resolution process, and leave your feedback. For even more detailed information on chargebacks, please visit the Chargeback and dispute resolution section of the Merchant Help Center.

And don’t forget to subscribe to the Google E-Commerce YouTube Channel to get all the latest updates.

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Announcing the new Google E-Commerce YouTube Channel

Monday, May 10, 2010

Welcome to the Google E-Commerce YouTube Channel, your interactive source for demo, feature launch and instructional videos for Google Checkout and Product Search.

Recently, we’ve added instructional videos for how to set up shipping information and sales tax calculations for Google Checkout. Soon, we’ll add videos to address frequently asked buyer and merchant questions and an informational video about how to handle customer chargebacks.

We look forward to supplying merchants with a video resource library and encourage your feedback. Click the ‘Subscribe’ button at the top of the channel page to follow all the latest e-commerce videos and please keep your channel comments coming.

API integrations with Checkout get much faster

Thursday, May 06, 2010

We’re thrilled to announce a significant development in helping you get your business up and running faster with Google Checkout.

Earlier today, we released a new feature in the Checkout API that makes it easier for sellers to integrate Google Checkout into their order management systems. Please visit the new tutorial and Java and PHP libraries to learn how to integrate this new feature. The reduced number of API notifications and the elimination of the requirement of obtaining SSL Certificates make it possible to integrate Google Checkout with your existing order management system in just a few hours.

If you’re already integrated with Google Checkout, you will not experience any changes with your current integration. However as part of this change, existing Checkout merchants will see a re-designed Integration Settings page. Instead of opting into individual features that were part of the API, you will now be able to select a single API Version. Details of each version are available in the API release notes.



This will also make it easier for sellers who have already integrated with Checkout to manage the API features they wish to use in the future.

We’re excited about this release and confident that it will improve the experience of developers as they add Checkout to sites. Please do share your experiences with the new Checkout API (and anything else Checkout related!) in our forums.

Posted by Igor Ginzburg, Software Engineer and Satyajeet Salgar, Product Manager