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We switched to Stripe from Paypal and Google Checkout a month ago and so far I've been very, very pleased. I plan to do a writeup of why we switched soon - want

We switched to Stripe from Paypal and Google Checkout a month ago and so far I've been very, very pleased. I plan to do a writeup of why we switched soon - wanted a bit more results first. FYI, Stripe launched a new web interface 2 days ago. The net bottom line was this: 1. our customers (business people who are not super tech savvy) just don't understand that you can pay with a credit card on paypal and google checkout requires a google account 2. the "go off and pay" somewhere else and come back to the main site is messy I have no real complaints with paypal over the years we used them so I can't bash them but I found that over time, we lost sales because people were confused. Now there is no more confusion - fill in a few fields and instantly you are done. We also considered Braintree which I was also impressed with but decided on Stripe because of the non-need for a merchant account. I am happy to answer any questions here or privately if needed.

moses1400 15y ago
BTW - I made a post about the switch for us: "Moving to Stripe: Fixing the Biggest Mistake I’ve Made to Date" http://www.centernetworks.com/stripe-from-paypal-google-checkout http://www.centernetworks.com/stripe-from-paypal-google-chec...
philipsflat 15y ago
Stripe does provide you with a merchant account (https://stripe.com/terms https://stripe.com/terms). They just make it a simple process by asking for as little info up front as possible. There's advantages to this such as a quicker sign up process. But the disadvantages are that you may have issues if your company grows too fast, if you get too large of a transaction size or a host of other risk issues. Your best protection against these is giving the bank the option to perform a thorough underwriting. Disclosure: I work at Braintree.
- pc 15y ago
  I work at Stripe. This is pure FUD. If fast-growing companies really did encounter problems with Stripe, don't you think at least one would have talked about it?

moses1400 15y ago

BTW - I made a post about the switch for us: "Moving to Stripe: Fixing the Biggest Mistake I’ve Made to Date" http://www.centernetworks.com/stripe-from-paypal-google-checkout http://www.centernetworks.com/stripe-from-paypal-google-chec...

philipsflat 15y ago

Stripe does provide you with a merchant account (https://stripe.com/terms https://stripe.com/terms). They just make it a simple process by asking for as little info up front as possible. There's advantages to this such as a quicker sign up process. But the disadvantages are that you may have issues if your company grows too fast, if you get too large of a transaction size or a host of other risk issues. Your best protection against these is giving the bank the option to perform a thorough underwriting. Disclosure: I work at Braintree.

pc 15y ago
I work at Stripe. This is pure FUD. If fast-growing companies really did encounter problems with Stripe, don't you think at least one would have talked about it?