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Is it my imagination, or do the offerings from Square and Stripe continue to converge?
(I work at Stripe.) The offerings are meant for different use-cases. Stripe Terminal’s great for developers looking to deploy in-person payments at tech-forward companies. Square’s great for coffee shops and other SMBs!
Is it my imagination, or do the offerings from Square and Stripe continue to converge?
(I work at Stripe.) The offerings are meant for different use-cases. Stripe Terminal’s great for developers looking to deploy in-person payments at tech-forward companies. Square’s great for coffee shops and other SMBs!
Is it my imagination, or do the offerings from Square and Stripe continue to converge?
It shouldn’t be surprising. That’s how you steal customers.
This seems less about stealing customers and more about keeping Stripe attractive to existing customers who might be continually evaluating other payment providers and their hardware offerings.
Long term, we likely end up like China with WeChat and Alipay, using apps and QR codes primarily for payments eventually. Venmo and PayPal support C2C and C2B payments with QR codes, Zelle is beta testing them currently.
https://www.paymentsjournal.com/how-wechat-alipay-networks-m...
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(I work at Stripe.) The offerings are meant for different use-cases. Stripe Terminal’s great for developers looking to deploy in-person payments at tech-forward companies. Square’s great for coffee shops and other SMBs!
What's stopping from coffee shops and SMBs from using Stripe? Why shouldn't they?
I'm guessing this means that the setup process of stripe terminal isn't to the point where a non-developer can plug it in and go. Square is great because anybody competent enough to install an app on their phone can use it
Is it my imagination, or do the offerings from Square and Stripe continue to converge?
(I work at Stripe.) The offerings are meant for different use-cases. Stripe Terminal’s great for developers looking to deploy in-person payments at tech-forward companies. Square’s great for coffee shops and other SMBs!
The true lesson here is that the bulk of value can be found at the point of the transaction.
Is it my imagination, or do the offerings from Square and Stripe continue to converge?
Earlier quoted context omitted.
(I work at Stripe.) The offerings are meant for different use-cases. Stripe Terminal’s great for developers looking to deploy in-person payments at tech-forward companies. Square’s great for coffee shops and other SMBs!
What's stopping from coffee shops and SMBs from using Stripe? Why shouldn't they?
I guess an app somewhere (like on a phone or iPad) needs to be handed over to you to do that...? I really dislike PIN code backed payments, the whole touchless/contactless experience should be as fast as paying for the "tube" in London with an Oyster IMHO
How do you enter a PIN code? i.e. Wholefoods accepts contactless payments and then guess what...you need a PIN code. I guess an app somewhere (like on a phone or iPad) needs to be handed over to you to do that...? I really dislike PIN code backed payments, the whole touchless/contactless experience should be as fast as paying for the "tube" in London with an Oyster IMHO