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What can I use instead of paypal?

by edem 10y ago

em3rgent0rdr 10y ago
Bitcoin.
- edem 10y ago
  Not very helpful.
  - Sir_Substance 10y ago
    You should definitely try steams bitcoin integration before you dismiss the possibility. Grab a bitcoin wallet on your phone, go buy $5 worth of bitcoin, and then use that $5 of bitcoin to buy $5 of steam credit. It's a considerably smoother user flow than using a credit card, and it's just as fast. I think you'll be surprised and impressed.
    - efournie 9y ago
      First, given the track record of manufacturers with android security updates, I wouldn't install a bitcoin wallet on my phone. Then, there is the problem with "buy $5 worth of bitcoin". Last time I checked, this was everything but trivial, at least here in Europe. And finally, the last purchase I made with bitcoins on steam took more than 12 hours to get validated. I used the standard bitcoin fee of the bitcoin-qt client but it seems to be far from enough nowadays.
      - Sir_Substance 9y ago
        >And finally, the last purchase I made with bitcoins on steam took more than 12 hours to get validated. I used the standard bitcoin fee of the bitcoin-qt client but it seems to be far from enough nowadays. So you know what the problem is, but you pretend that it's not your problem. If you use any modern bitcoin wallet, android or not, it'll automatically append a reasonable fee, and validate in about 2 seconds.
- flyingfences 9y ago
  Once we activate SegWit and get sidechains + LN, PayPal won't stand a chance.
jxi 10y ago
You can not use it. There's almost nothing these days that requires Paypal. Just use a credit card for purchases and Facebook Pay or Google Wallet or anything else for peer to peer payments.
dest 10y ago
stripe maybe?
cryptarch 10y ago
CC, debit transfer, Stripe, Bitcoin or Monero are some internationally available options. There are are probably local debit-card based payment processors available to you as well; iDeal is one such system that is very popular in the Netherlands, it lets you pay with any Dutch debit account just as easily as with PayPal. It's a system in that there are a bunch of companies offering access to it. AFAIK processing costs are around ~€0.10, irrespective of transaction size at least for transactions under €1000.
firebird84 10y ago
Believe it or not, banks often offer a secure money transfer mechanism you can use these days (finally). It only took them over a decade. Google Wallet also works.
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rfz 9y ago
Because I haven't seen it suggested yet- give Square Cash a try. Transfers appear in your bank instantly and it's dead simple. Dropped paypal last year and haven't looked back.

What can I use instead of paypal?

by edem 10y ago

What can I use instead of paypal?

em3rgent0rdr 10y ago

Bitcoin.

edem 10y ago
Not very helpful.
- Sir_Substance 10y ago
  You should definitely try steams bitcoin integration before you dismiss the possibility. Grab a bitcoin wallet on your phone, go buy $5 worth of bitcoin, and then use that $5 of bitcoin to buy $5 of steam credit. It's a considerably smoother user flow than using a credit card, and it's just as fast. I think you'll be surprised and impressed.
  - efournie 9y ago
    First, given the track record of manufacturers with android security updates, I wouldn't install a bitcoin wallet on my phone. Then, there is the problem with "buy $5 worth of bitcoin". Last time I checked, this was everything but trivial, at least here in Europe. And finally, the last purchase I made with bitcoins on steam took more than 12 hours to get validated. I used the standard bitcoin fee of the bitcoin-qt client but it seems to be far from enough nowadays.
    - Sir_Substance 9y ago
      >And finally, the last purchase I made with bitcoins on steam took more than 12 hours to get validated. I used the standard bitcoin fee of the bitcoin-qt client but it seems to be far from enough nowadays. So you know what the problem is, but you pretend that it's not your problem. If you use any modern bitcoin wallet, android or not, it'll automatically append a reasonable fee, and validate in about 2 seconds.
flyingfences 9y ago
Once we activate SegWit and get sidechains + LN, PayPal won't stand a chance.

jxi 10y ago

You can not use it. There's almost nothing these days that requires Paypal. Just use a credit card for purchases and Facebook Pay or Google Wallet or anything else for peer to peer payments.

dest 10y ago

stripe maybe?

cryptarch 10y ago

CC, debit transfer, Stripe, Bitcoin or Monero are some internationally available options. There are are probably local debit-card based payment processors available to you as well; iDeal is one such system that is very popular in the Netherlands, it lets you pay with any Dutch debit account just as easily as with PayPal. It's a system in that there are a bunch of companies offering access to it. AFAIK processing costs are around ~€0.10, irrespective of transaction size at least for transactions under €1000.

firebird84 10y ago

Believe it or not, banks often offer a secure money transfer mechanism you can use these days (finally). It only took them over a decade. Google Wallet also works.

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rfz 9y ago

Because I haven't seen it suggested yet- give Square Cash a try. Transfers appear in your bank instantly and it's dead simple. Dropped paypal last year and haven't looked back.