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Re: 135 new currencies at Stripe

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Post by noir_lord »

collision wrote: post #16
stephen_mcd wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't understand how this is the case when younger competitors like Braintree and Pin are able to offer it.

Both have been up and running in Australia longer than us, actually. And we want to launch multicurrency support in Australia properly: as a default part of every Stripe account with no paperwork. We could probably get a half-baked version out the door faster, but I don't think that's fair to our Australian users either.

It's seeing answers like this that make me choose products.

Nicely done.

Re: 135 new currencies at Stripe

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Post by ErsatzVerkehr »

eCa wrote: post #20
dublinclontarf wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Although they are convertible one for one with the Pound Sterling. It's the same with the Isle of Mans currency the Manx pound. This is because these are British dependencies or have a special relationship with the UK but at the same time are independent.

Note though that those pounds (I have a 5 Jersey Pound bill somewhere) are not legal tender in the UK [1]. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_pound

> The Jersey notes are not legal tender in the United Kingdom but are legal currency, so creditors and traders may accept them if they so choose.

Re: 135 new currencies at Stripe

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Post by pc »

mootothemax wrote: post #24

Are Stripe going to expand any further into Europe in the near future? I've integrated with Stripe several times now for US-based clients and am getting severely jealous!

What countries would you like to see supported? (You can sign up in a number of European countries today: https://stripe.com/global.)

Re: 135 new currencies at Stripe

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Post by mootothemax »

pc wrote: post #27
mootothemax wrote: post #24

Are Stripe going to expand any further into Europe in the near future? I've integrated with Stripe several times now for US-based clients and am getting severely jealous!

What countries would you like to see supported? (You can sign up in a number of European countries today: https://stripe.com/global. )

For myself, Poland. I've also had clients in Italy and the Czech Republic make similar noises (although, I must confess, I know comparatively little about their local alternatives).

Re: 135 new currencies at Stripe

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Post by caseyf »

Combined with Stripe Connect, this is great for marketplaces.

I did a test charge and was pleasantly surprised to find that Stripe's "market rate" is really the mid market rate and not something else. PayPal's spread is something like 2.5% and then there is sometimes (always?) a 1% cross-border transaction fee, so Stripe's flat 2% fee is looking pretty good.

Re: 135 new currencies at Stripe

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Post by pc »

mootothemax wrote: post #28
pc wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What countries would you like to see supported? (You can sign up in a number of European countries today: https://stripe.com/global. )

For myself, Poland. I've also had clients in Italy and the Czech Republic make similar noises (although, I must confess, I know comparatively little about their local alternatives).

Ok, good to know -- thanks!
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