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Does anyone know if Stripe have plans -in the rather short term- to come to Asia? Japan, or maybe Singapore? I know this question always comes up so it must be
by Xixi 12y ago
Does anyone know if Stripe have plans -in the rather short term- to come to Asia? Japan, or maybe Singapore?
I know this question always comes up so it must be getting obnoxious, and I apologize for asking it yet again, but it's a testimony to how great Stripe is. I'd go further: I think it is a competitive advantage for a startup to be in a country supported by Stripe vs others.
I have a Japanese tea subscription service (https://tomotcha.com https://tomotcha.com), so my business is anchored in Japan. Yet because there is no acceptable payment system here I take payments abroad with all the tax headaches that it entails... It's ok for now because Tomotcha is pretty small, but when it grows I will have to switch.
I'm looking forward to the growth of course, but not to the switch...
- bemmu 12y agoCool service, how many subscribers are you at now?
- victorology 12y agoEither Stripe itself or something like Stripe needs to open in Korea. Payments are a major pain here. :(
- harisenbon 12y agoCheck out Webpay for payments in Japan. Their API was originally supposed to be a clone of the Stripe API, but have gone off with their own API updates based on the JP market. https://webpay.jp/ https://webpay.jp/
- Xixi 12y agoI know webpay, but it only issues payments in JPY while I charge my customers either in USD or EUR... It's great for Japanese companies targeting the Japanese market, but my customers are mostly in North America and Europe.