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This may be a non-starter for this gentleman. Both Stripe and WePay have SSN requirement of sorts: https://stripe.com/us/help/faq#do-i-need-an-SSN https://stri
by sisk 14y ago
This may be a non-starter for this gentleman. Both Stripe and WePay have SSN requirement of sorts:
https://stripe.com/us/help/faq#do-i-need-an-SSN https://stripe.com/us/help/faq#do-i-need-an-SSN
https://support.wepay.com/entries/313535-why-are-you-asking-for-my-social-security-number-ssn https://support.wepay.com/entries/313535-why-are-you-asking-...
- mamcx 14y agoI actually looking for a way to solve this future problem (located in Colombia). I wish I could use stripe or baintree. Opening a account in USA from my local bank requiere US 30.000 in the first deposit (!) and creating a US company (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5148581 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5148581) I worry for the legal/financial repercussions of that. The local payment processors suck worse than paypal. I use fastspring, they support my country, but can't use it for mobile payments (my requeriments). How badly this sucks...
- alpeb 14y agoAs for opening an account, you could take a trip to Miami and open it by yourself. No need to be a resident. Then make withdrawals in Colombia from an ATM (up to 780k COP at once) at a not too bad exchange rate.
- mamcx 14y agoYes, but then I need a TIN. And a US address to activate the stripe account. Creating a US LLC corporation is a big problem because the legal/tax implications... but probably my only rute right now...
- yuhong 14y agoYea, this kind of general advice do not always apply in specific cases like this.