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Re: Estonia's e-Residency Program

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Is it possible to create a merchant account on Google Play store through your service + Estonia e-residency? (from the unsupported country).

Yes. More info for app developers here: https://www.leapin.eu/plan/appdeveloper

Interesting, but "pay after your sales exceed $100/month" or something similar or percent based payment would be even more interesting.

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Good information! As I see it from my point of view: Timelines: Does anyone have any actual info on the Atlas timelines/waiting lists? I haven't seen a single success story/blog post discussing this. Atlas FAQ states 2 weeks to get up and running (tax ID and payment acceptance), but when asked about waiting time, their answer is "We don't have an exact timeline for adding new users, but we'd love to chat more about y…

Thanks for your reply. > Does anyone have any actual info on the Atlas timelines/waiting lists? Without Atlas you get a Delaware instantly from one of the many registries, Atlas is only needed if you want to get the bank account without going to US (something which Estonia can't provide yet (I learned in another reply from you)) > e-Residency (from application to card delivery) should take 2-3 weeks. Not months. Chec…

I see added value in exploring both Delaware and Estonia, especially if you're from a country in which online payment systems are very expensive to use, or difficult to acquire, for a small merchant, e.g. a startup.

Stripe and Braintree are really good options for merchants and may even have better fees than local options. For example, Braintree: 3.9% + 0.30 USD for accepting payments in your local currency using your estonian or american company.

Which of Delaware and Estonia fits better this use case?

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