Sigh... I don't care about the pretty buttons, I just want a payment service that works.
After another spate of PayPal randomly refusing my customer's payments, I've just spent most of my day searching for an alternative, AGAIN. Stripe, Dwolla, you name it - all closed to non-US residents.
US-based companies have a significant advantage here. They can sell globally because the rest of the world is used to paying in US dollars. But North American customers are paranoid about paying in other currencies, and don't understand the concept of exchange rates.
If anyone can tell me how to get an account with ANY mainstream US payment processor (except PayPal), I would be forever in your debt. There is a HUGE opportunity here. There are thousands of reputable companies from reputable countries that would jump aboard within days.
After another spate of PayPal randomly refusing my customer's payments, I've just spent most of my day searching for an alternative, AGAIN. Stripe, Dwolla, you name it - all closed to non-US residents.
US-based companies have a significant advantage here. They can sell globally because the rest of the world is used to paying in US dollars. But North American customers are paranoid about paying in other currencies, and don't understand the concept of exchange rates.
If anyone can tell me how to get an account with ANY mainstream US payment processor (except PayPal), I would be forever in your debt. There is a HUGE opportunity here. There are thousands of reputable companies from reputable countries that would jump aboard within days.