This question regularly pops up here on HN. Seems nobody is bold enough to tackle this problem :)
Heavy regulation (due to customers protection) prevents small players to engage the market. Without few millions and an army of lawyers, you can't.
Ask HN: Stripe equivalent in the EU?
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Re: Ask HN: Stripe equivalent in the EU?
#12I think payments in Europe are beginning to catch up with the US services of stripe and square.
iZettle are running a beta test and you can request an invite on Twitter. However, no stripe equivalent yet.....
Re: Ask HN: Stripe equivalent in the EU?
#13This question regularly pops up here on HN. Seems nobody is bold enough to tackle this problem :)
Heavy regulation (due to customers protection) prevents small players to engage the market. Without few millions and an army of lawyers, you can't.
Isn't that exactly the problem which VC funding claims to address?
Re: Ask HN: Stripe equivalent in the EU?
#14Earlier quoted context omitted.
Heavy regulation (due to customers protection) prevents small players to engage the market. Without few millions and an army of lawyers, you can't.
Isn't that exactly the problem which VC funding claims to address?
VCs will not tackle this because it's considered "risky".