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Paypal Alternatives? (lemmy.world)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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Title... Honestly, I'm just tired of funding monsters, just because we've gotten used to using their platforms.

Besides Crypto, which is what I imagine a lot of people would say (and Props, if Monero), CCs, and Cash (the tried and true) are there any other avenues?

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[–] 19 points 8 months ago (4 children)

A paypal alternative needs to be accepted in most places for it to be viable.

Basically the only thing that meets that criteria is a credit card. And even then, you're almost limited to Visa and MasterCard as the others aren't always accepted.

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  • [–] 10 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    I'd guess that all financial institutions are awful monsters and likely isn't even a lesser of evils option. I've been lifetime banned from PayPal, CashApp and Zelle; I was helping a sexy content seller process her funds for a few years. It was honestly a great side hustle and easily banked 10k over 4 years. Bummed when they finally banned me, stopped helping her so I could preserve the few pay portals I still had.

    I think a money app that accepted nsfw sellers would do well with a niche market.

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    • [–] 7 points 8 months ago

    Good old Bank transfer, and what about cash?

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    [–] 6 points 8 months ago

    GNU Taler

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    [–] 6 points 8 months ago

    Wero, cash, bank transfer

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    [–] 5 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    Here you go: https://buy-european.net/en/alternative-to/paypal

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    This list is pretty sick! But, what about for the US (Im from PR, so I sadly count as part of it) And maybe I'm being silly, but are these regionally popular? Or are they inter-operable?

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  • [–] 5 points 8 months ago

    I don’t know the situation in USA or Puerto Rico. Yes, they are popular and their popularity is increasing rapidly since the Orange-tufted Mushroomdick took power, with support from the EU. Especially Wero is being built out.

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    • [–] 3 points 8 months ago

    Wero, but it's only available in continental EU

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    [–] 1 point 8 months ago

    What do you use Paypal for?

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