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Australian company here charging customers in USD for nearly 10 years now via PayPal. "Having a Silicon Valley" is totally unrelated I think.

nfm 14y ago
IIRC, you can't do this for subscription based services - PayPal won't let non-US account holders store CCVs. Are you doing recurring billing with PayPal? If so, I'd love to know how!
- garazy 14y ago
  We do recurring billing with them, you just have to use their interface - https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_pdn_subscr_techview_outside https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_pdn_subscr_techvi...
- Im_Mr_Manager 14y ago
  No we don't do recurring billing so I can't help regarding that.
garazy 14y ago
I don't think it's totally unrelated, only having one or two third party life lines for charging customers in a currency other than AUD is fairly dire for the success of any "Silicon Valley" if the startups are planning on making any money from global online sales.
- Im_Mr_Manager 14y ago
  Do the fees that PayPal charge really cross the line from a possible business idea to non-viable one for you? There may be some sectors which you could say you can't compete in on a global stage from Australia because of payment processing fees but it really wouldn't be many. What is the big deal about setting up a US company to handle it? Why not charge US customers in USD? There are so many options that to dismiss running a business from Australia because of the extra few % really may be a problem in your business plan and product instead of payment processing options/cost.
  - garazy 14y ago
    I think you found the answer in your question. If I have to setup a US company because I can't get support in Australia to accept USD on my site, what else should I be doing in the US? It's got nothing to do with business plans or PayPal fees, it's about offering a professional solution on a global scale.
    - whatusername 14y ago
      <sarcasm>You could get your healthcare in the US</sarcasm>

nfm 14y ago

IIRC, you can't do this for subscription based services - PayPal won't let non-US account holders store CCVs. Are you doing recurring billing with PayPal? If so, I'd love to know how!

garazy 14y ago
We do recurring billing with them, you just have to use their interface - https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_pdn_subscr_techview_outside https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_pdn_subscr_techvi...
Im_Mr_Manager 14y ago
No we don't do recurring billing so I can't help regarding that.

garazy 14y ago

I don't think it's totally unrelated, only having one or two third party life lines for charging customers in a currency other than AUD is fairly dire for the success of any "Silicon Valley" if the startups are planning on making any money from global online sales.

Im_Mr_Manager 14y ago
Do the fees that PayPal charge really cross the line from a possible business idea to non-viable one for you? There may be some sectors which you could say you can't compete in on a global stage from Australia because of payment processing fees but it really wouldn't be many. What is the big deal about setting up a US company to handle it? Why not charge US customers in USD? There are so many options that to dismiss running a business from Australia because of the extra few % really may be a problem in your business plan and product instead of payment processing options/cost.
- garazy 14y ago
  I think you found the answer in your question. If I have to setup a US company because I can't get support in Australia to accept USD on my site, what else should I be doing in the US? It's got nothing to do with business plans or PayPal fees, it's about offering a professional solution on a global scale.
  - whatusername 14y ago
    <sarcasm>You could get your healthcare in the US</sarcasm>