I already mentioned in the other thread:
http://www.saasy.com
No direct experience with the service but same guys that offer Fastpring (non recurring) which I recommend!
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#12I already mentioned in the other thread: http://www.saasy.com No direct experience with the service but same guys that offer Fastpring (non recurring) which I recommend!
They seem quite expensive at %5.9 + $0.95
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#13It's hard to find out what other startups (from Europe) use for billing. Can anyone give any examples? I understand that the rules are different and that most of the banks here are probably old-fashion, but isn't there a way to work around al those problems?
A slightly unconventional, but doable, approach for businesses aiming at the US market (or otherwise working primarily in US $) is to incorporate a subsidiary in the US and handle billing there.
Re: Ask HN: European startup looking for a service for recurring billing
#14It's hard to find out what other startups (from Europe) use for billing. Can anyone give any examples? I understand that the rules are different and that most of the banks here are probably old-fashion, but isn't there a way to work around al those problems?
A slightly unconventional, but doable, approach for businesses aiming at the US market (or otherwise working primarily in US $) is to incorporate a subsidiary in the US and handle billing there.
Is it actually possible to start a subsidiary as an European citizen?
Re: Ask HN: European startup looking for a service for recurring billing
#15I'm working on https://subsify.com/ to try and fill the gap in recurring payments for UK and EU businesses. At the moment we're only partnered with SagePay as a Payment Gateway so if that sounds good to you get in touch.
Re: Ask HN: European startup looking for a service for recurring billing
#16Who has experience with Ogone (in combination with Atos, EMS or Paysquare) or Chronopay?
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#17Would it be possible for you to open a US account with an online bank and have all online payments go there? Or would this be a big no no?
Re: Ask HN: European startup looking for a service for recurring billing
#18We use Chargify with Payment Express hooked up to Barclaycard and American Express merchant services. It works great.
We lost $750 of sales (50%) in our first month because we didn't think Amex was important. It turns out that Amex is the card of choice for US businesses.
Re: Ask HN: European startup looking for a service for recurring billing
#19Would it be possible for you to open a US account with an online bank and have all online payments go there? Or would this be a big no no?
I'm not an US citizen. I guess that you need a social security number and be an American citizen to open a bank account in the US.
Re: Ask HN: European startup looking for a service for recurring billing
#20We use Chargify with Payment Express hooked up to Barclaycard and American Express merchant services. It works great. We lost $750 of sales (50%) in our first month because we didn't think Amex was important. It turns out that Amex is the card of choice for US businesses.
That's some good advice right there.