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Re: 135 new currencies at Stripe

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100 GBP in the API =~ $1. (The motivation behind always using the smallest denomination is to dissuade people from performing floating point math.) The smallest unit is pretty clear in most "normal" currencies, but you're right that Bitcoin kinda throws things off...

> 100 GBP in the API =~ $1. I think you mean £1.

100p is still much closer to $1 than $100.

Re: 135 new currencies at Stripe

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post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

100 GBP in the API =~ $1. (The motivation behind always using the smallest denomination is to dissuade people from performing floating point math.) The smallest unit is pretty clear in most "normal" currencies, but you're right that Bitcoin kinda throws things off...

But 100 JPY would be 100 Japanese Yen, right? I've seen somewhere (I think paymill) where they still expect decimal points to the currency, even when it doesn't exist or makes no sense.

Right, yes; 100 yen is represented as amount=100 currency=yen. We should probably write something about this.

Re: 135 new currencies at Stripe

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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. )

Wish for latin america (I'm in colombia). We truly have it worse.

Re: 135 new currencies at Stripe

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Do you support marketplace models (internationally)?

Hey, yep! Stripe Connect works in all our live and beta countries: https://stripe.com/connect . Our direct payouts product ( https://stripe.com/blog/send-payouts-with-stripe ) is currently US-only, but we're working on expanding it.

ETA on payouts in Canada?

Re: 135 new currencies at Stripe

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Is Stripe ever going to support other payment methods?

Stripe has been in beta in the Netherlands for a while now, but with credit card only, choosing between Stripe and old school payment providers (which aren't half as bad as what is apparently is the case in the US) that support all of the most used payment methods, Stripe is really not an option.

Not unless I want to tell 80% of all clients to take their money elsewhere.

Re: 135 new currencies at Stripe

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post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hey, yep! Stripe Connect works in all our live and beta countries: https://stripe.com/connect . Our direct payouts product ( https://stripe.com/blog/send-payouts-with-stripe ) is currently US-only, but we're working on expanding it.

ETA on payouts in Canada?

(I work at Stripe). No ETA yet, but we're actively working on it.

Re: 135 new currencies at Stripe

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Can the merchants keep the currency that they get paid in and elect to convert it at their choosing, or does it get immediately converted to whatever their home currency is?

Stripe will immediately convert the currency to the user's local currency.

Re: 135 new currencies at Stripe

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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.

The multi-currency capabilities (including the ability to charge in Naira) are only available to businesses based in Europe and the UK with banks in Europe and the UK. We do plan to bring Stripe to more countries, including Nigeria.

Re: 135 new currencies at Stripe

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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…

BitPay supports over 150: https://bitpay.com/bitcoin-exchange-rates
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