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Re: Stripe Payment Links

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Post by MrsPeaches »

pc wrote: post #23

(Stripe cofounder.) While there are lots of antecedents (this is, after all, just a checkout page with a URL), and even though this was substantially inspired by the growth of the no-code ecosystem[0], the thing that's interesting to me about the payment link "space" is that it's a use case that really took off in other markets first -- Nigeria, India, Philippines, etc. I suspect that staying abreast of important new…

Very interesting!

Is this all based on credit/debit cards? Are there any plans to incorporate mobile money payments?

Re: Stripe Payment Links

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Post by frakkingcylons »

loceng wrote: post #132
arkitaip wrote: post #115

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This IS terrific news if you are using Stripe and want to stick with them as your one payment solution.

Until adoption increases enough and they decide they can milk customers even more?

Really? What has stripe done in the past to make it feel like they’re being greedy? Besides, nobody is using stripe because it’s the cheapest option.

Re: Stripe Payment Links

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Post by judge2020 »

pc wrote: post #23

(Stripe cofounder.) While there are lots of antecedents (this is, after all, just a checkout page with a URL), and even though this was substantially inspired by the growth of the no-code ecosystem[0], the thing that's interesting to me about the payment link "space" is that it's a use case that really took off in other markets first -- Nigeria, India, Philippines, etc. I suspect that staying abreast of important new…

Would be nice if it accepted a customizable dollar amount input so that it could be used for donations, like Paypal's donate button.

Re: Stripe Payment Links

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Post by edwinwee »

MrsPeaches wrote: post #221
pc wrote: post #23

(Stripe cofounder.) While there are lots of antecedents (this is, after all, just a checkout page with a URL), and even though this was substantially inspired by the growth of the no-code ecosystem[0], the thing that's interesting to me about the payment link "space" is that it's a use case that really took off in other markets first -- Nigeria, India, Philippines, etc. I suspect that staying abreast of important new…

Very interesting! Is this all based on credit/debit cards? Are there any plans to incorporate mobile money payments?

Already works with Apple Pay and Google Pay automatically!

Re: Stripe Payment Links

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Post by lvl100 »

I wanted to use Stripe last year but ended up opting for Square. One thing I really would like (and a feature that would make me switch) is a more generalized way to set pricing structure and other options.

Re: Stripe Payment Links

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Post by jackerman »

judge2020 wrote: post #224
pc wrote: post #23

(Stripe cofounder.) While there are lots of antecedents (this is, after all, just a checkout page with a URL), and even though this was substantially inspired by the growth of the no-code ecosystem[0], the thing that's interesting to me about the payment link "space" is that it's a use case that really took off in other markets first -- Nigeria, India, Philippines, etc. I suspect that staying abreast of important new…

Would be nice if it accepted a customizable dollar amount input so that it could be used for donations, like Paypal's donate button.

We're excited to build donations support via Stripe Payment Links. Drop me a note at jackerman@stripe.com and I'll let you know as soon as it is live.

Re: Stripe Payment Links

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Post by nfoz »

edwinwee wrote: post #214
nfoz wrote: post #208

Awesome feature. The first thing that comes to mind for me is fraud. Most obviously, what guarantees are in place that when I go to one of these links, that the seller company is who they say they are? I assume Stripe audits their customers and, for example, reviews the seller logo that's displayed to make sure it isn't misleading. But also, does Stripe give the seller any analytics about who (or how often) people ar…

When a seller creates a Stripe account to use Payment Links, they go through the same review processes (and face the same stringent regulations from card networks and banks) as any seller who creates a Stripe account to integrate our Payments API directly with their website. They will be rejected by Stripe if they violate our terms of service (i.e., if they're fraudulent). Sellers will be able to see if the buying pr…

Cool, thanks for the clarification!

My only suggestion would be to maybe put the name of the seller in the URL, that way you can see something about who you'd be paying before clicking the link. I'm not sure that helps any particular threat model but it would make me feel better about even navigating to the stripe link somehow.

Re: Stripe Payment Links

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Post by filleduchaos »

pc wrote: post #111
flipnotic wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can you think of a most-popular use case you've seen payment links used for outside the US? Like, are people selling goods, or e-content, or services? And thank you for making e-commerce more seamless.

There's a lot of cool stuff that uses Paystack on Twitter, e.g.: https://twitter.com/spokenword_lag/status/139677392471373005... . You can search for paystack.com/pay.

Yep. The thing to understand is that a huge portion of emerging markets like ours is made up of informal vendors - often young people monetising a side hustle or two - not full-blown businesses per se. For example I have an acquaintance who takes banana bread orders during the week which she bakes and delivers each Saturday; Paystack's links have made the process super straightforward for her.
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