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We at Shopify just enabled automatic account provisioning for Canadians. End of an era of endless pain. We are thrilled!

• fruchtose 14y ago
  Speaking as a non-merchant, I'm curious. What's the most painful thing that Stripe took care of?
  • thibaultj 14y ago
    Replacing Paypal?
  • xal 14y ago
    Waiting weeks for getting your merchant account setup. This usually involved faxing your ID and filling out boatloads of forms.
  • tobyjsullivan 14y ago
    I have yet to implement Stripe but PayPal's options without a monthly fee are downright goofy (and PayPal is the only other processor to have a no-monthly-fee option in Canada). "Buy now" buttons and IPN... eww.
    • tobyjsullivan 14y ago
      Okay, now that I've officially implemented Stripe the official answer is dev time. PayPal took days to get a full solution implented (start to finish). Stripe took on the order of three to five hours. I can already tell maintenance will be almost non-existent in comparison and user experience is way, way better.