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Why is Stripe so interesting? As far as I can tell, they still only offer one payment method, credit cards. That makes them quite uncompetitive in most countri
by bowlofpetunias 13y ago
Why is Stripe so interesting? As far as I can tell, they still only offer one payment method, credit cards.
That makes them quite uncompetitive in most countries where credit cards are just one of the many online payment methods, and completely useless in countries where most only payment has already shifted to direct transfers without the cost and hassle of going through credit card companies.
The movement is now towards harmonizing direct payments and mobile payment. Using credit cards for online payment feels so yesterday to me.
- ux-app 13y agocould you expand on this please? I'm from Australia and for us, payment online means credit card pretty much 100% of the time. "harmonizing direct payments and mobile payment" -- I assume direct payments are direct debit from savings account? What is a "mobile payment". How are these direct debit payments made? Do you know of any payment processors that process this type of payment? I'm keen to hear how other parts of the world handle payments. Thanks.
- ottbot 13y agoTake a look at what http://gocardless.com http://gocardless.com are doing with Direct Debit in the UK. Not sure what "mobile payment" really means, outside of in-app purchases?