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Re:PayPal Alternatives for Startups by TomMarius on Sunday April 28, 2019 @01:17PM (#19772308)
Why not just integrate two payment solutions (Paypal + something for cheaper card payments) instead of having a middleman in front of Paypal? That's how we do it in Europe... And we sometimes have a dozen of different payment options.
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Re:PayPal Alternatives for Startups by vortico on Sunday April 28, 2019 @01:22PM (#19772340)
Some companies do that, but then you'd have two completely different systems to interact with your subscription system / shipping processor, handle refunds/chargebacks, automated emails, tax forms, etc. You've just gotta evaluate the cost/benefit. My company uses Shopify with several payment processors to get a single payment API.
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Re:PayPal Alternatives for Startups by TomMarius on Sunday April 28, 2019 @01:32PM (#19772394)
You just build an abstraction before Paypal/CC processor/whatever else...? From my calculations it is worth it even for small companies if they operate in EU.
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Re:PayPal Alternatives for Startups by vortico on Sunday April 28, 2019 @01:52PM (#19772531)
An abstraction layer is the primary service Shopify, Braintree, etc provide.
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