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Re: 135 new currencies at Stripe

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Post by polskibus »

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).

+1 for Poland (and the rest of Central Europe! Remove the obstacles - you'll be first from the West there instead of competing with others elsewhere in Europe(PayPal, etc.)

Re: 135 new currencies at Stripe

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Post by pc »

whatevsbro wrote: post #80
pc wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ok, good to know -- thanks!

Could you please make a blog post about the difficulties involved in serving new countries? Obviously it's related to bullshit regulations, artificial barriers to entry and so on, but it would be lovely to know any specifics.

We've actually considered doing this. Why would you like to see it, out of curiosity? Just because it'd be interesting, or in order to better understand why we're taking so long? :-)

Re: 135 new currencies at Stripe

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Post by nubela »

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. )

how about Singapore?

Re: 135 new currencies at Stripe

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Post by richardw »

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. )

South Africa. Almost an EU member. Probably.

Re: 135 new currencies at Stripe

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Post by fadelakin »

OoTheNigerian wrote: post #45

Wow! Awesome. I see Naira. Phew! :) So if I make my charge in Naira, how do you pay me in Naira considering Nigerian banks are yet to be supported. Of course same question apples to other non supported countries whose currencies are supported.

I also as a Nigerian would like to know. If I charge someone in Naira, how does that work?

Re: 135 new currencies at Stripe

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Post by Silhouette »

I guess that definitively answers my previous question[1] about whether we can charge in US dollars or Euros as a UK business, then. :-)

Quick but obvious follow-ups:

1. How do we look up the currency conversion rates that were applied for each charge? There are various hints on the Stripe page about these new currencies[2] but looking at the corresponding API documentation either I'm missing something or it hasn't been updated yet.

2. Are there any plans to support payment methods beyond the existing card schemes, at least in countries where those cards might not be the preferred form of payment? (For example, there are various European national card schemes like Carte Bleue in France, and in China there is the UnionPay system.)

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7181446

[2] https://stripe.com/blog/new-currencies

Re: 135 new currencies at Stripe

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Post by smackfu »

annnnd wrote: post #48
dipth wrote: post #41

Still waiting for Stripe support in Denmark. I'm getting seriously tired of having to deal with the old and rusty payment provider landscape here.

The currency seems supported - "Danish Krone" is listed. Is there something else that is missing? (genuinly curious)

It's asymmetric. You can have customers in Denmark, but you can't sell from Denmark.

Re: 135 new currencies at Stripe

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Post by kwtg »

crazygringo wrote: post #49

Holy shamoly! This is incredible! I'm actually checking to make sure it's not Apr 1. I'm beyond-amazed at the sheer breadth of this list. I mean, PayPal itself only supports 20-odd currencies, I think. I mean, the Brazilian Real? Literally almost no payment processors support that. And believe me, I've looked for them. This is amazing news. (As a side question, if anybody from Stripe is listening here: how exactly is…

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