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Stripe launches in Australia

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Re: Stripe launches in Australia

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Post by SupremumLimit »

jbardnz wrote: post #10
thairu wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We are working on New Zealand, but don't have an immediate ETA for an New Zealand beta. Sign up at https://stripe.com/global to be notified when we launch

That is amazing news. Payments are absolutely horrible in NZ, I have been desperate for Stripe to be here for the longest time :)

What are you using now?

Re: Stripe launches in Australia

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Post by elithrar »

The currency support that hit the AU beta a month or two ago was the big one for me, but the low rate (1.75% + 30c for Australian cards) is a nice touch for those who might normally smash their heads against a bank's merchant API, PayPal or someone like eWay (who I don't have nice thoughts about).

Re: Stripe launches in Australia

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Post by thairu »

MattPearce wrote: post #9
pc wrote: post #6

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We actually launched our Danish beta earlier this morning: https://twitter.com/stripe/status/491224812958650370 . You can sign up for an invite over at https://stripe.com/global .

Any plans for NZ? As you can see with the success of EFTPOS here, we have a history of adopting new payment technologies quickly. I personally have an idea that's just waiting for a proper mobile payment system.

Yup! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8066572

Re: Stripe launches in Australia

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Post by te_chris »

SupremumLimit wrote: post #11
jbardnz wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That is amazing news. Payments are absolutely horrible in NZ, I have been desperate for Stripe to be here for the longest time :)

What are you using now?

Whatever you use it will invariably suck in some way. PX is fine, but getting a merchant account sure isn't. All the stripe clones in NZ are balls. Please, Stripe, whatever you're doing to get to NZ, double it!

Re: Stripe launches in Australia

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Post by jbardnz »

SupremumLimit wrote: post #11
jbardnz wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That is amazing news. Payments are absolutely horrible in NZ, I have been desperate for Stripe to be here for the longest time :)

What are you using now?

Using Paypal at the moment, as te_chris said PX pay is decent but requires a merchant account which is expensive and slow to setup. As far as I am aware their aren't any other decent solutions. Kiwipay could be good but at the moment it isn't really suitable for anything more than casual payments.

Re: Stripe launches in Australia

#18

Post by lemming »

SupremumLimit wrote: post #7

I wonder if Stripe is planning to launch in New Zealand any time soon - it's very close to Australia :) I'm really keen to stop relying on Paypal for accepting payments.

Has anyone tried http://swipehq.com? Their website looks good and the cost looks ok too.

Re: Stripe launches in Australia

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Post by jsmeaton »

elithrar wrote: post #13

The currency support that hit the AU beta a month or two ago was the big one for me, but the low rate (1.75% + 30c for Australian cards) is a nice touch for those who might normally smash their heads against a bank's merchant API, PayPal or someone like eWay (who I don't have nice thoughts about).

What would be an example of a traditional rate with other merchants in Australia?

Re: Stripe launches in Australia

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Post by djtidau »

shearnie wrote: post #17

Will anyone who signed up for pin be moving to stripe?

I did this once stripe announced their beta as I had been waiting for some time. The additions of subscriptions and checkout was attractive. Along with the fact that stripe was more established.
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