Digital River

Digital River is a global provider of localized payment components (Drop-in Checkout), tax compliance and acquiring. The company is based in Minneapolis, United States, and was founded in 1994.

Products The offer includes a Drop-in Checkout UI, Global Local Acquiring, Tax and Customs Automation, and Fraud Protection. For a brand selling abroad, this combines the payment page, local payment acceptance and duties or tax handling in one contract.

Verticals and coverage Target customers are enterprise brands in hardware, software and gaming. The company states coverage of 240+ countries. It describes itself as one of the pioneers of cross-border checkout for multinational corporations.

Commercial terms Digital River works under an enterprise contract. Rates depend on volumes, product type and the markets served, and are agreed during negotiation.

Who it suits Large vendors that sell physical or digital goods in many countries and prefer to delegate local acquiring, taxes and fraud checks to a single provider instead of building a local entity and acquiring set-up in each market.