[SiliconBeach] Re: Stripe have launched a private beta in AU

2013-08-30 Thread Tyson Hackwood
Hi Chris, Great feedback, always trying to get better in all the markets we operate in. Would say that the process had some shortcomings in the beginning, we have been working to streamline. As we do help you establish your own Merchant Account to work with our Gateway, so only one relationshi

[SiliconBeach] Re: Stripe have launched a private beta in AU

2013-08-27 Thread Chris Bayley
Agreed, Braintree is better than pin. But while the merchant application process can b ridiculous, there are alternatives. We have bnz currencyselect which drops 10 or so currencies into nzd accounts at a better rate (its actually 1% added to interbank of 1.5% or so), so ~3.5% total once u move

[SiliconBeach] Re: Stripe have launched a private beta in AU

2013-08-26 Thread Daniel Barnett
Hey - just be really careful about FX currency conversion fees. This from Pins' pricing page: *Foreign currency transactions will be automatically converted to Australian dollars before being transferred to your bank account. The conversion is completed at a retail foreign exchange rate of 4%

[SiliconBeach] Re: Stripe have launched a private beta in AU

2013-08-26 Thread Michael Shimmins
Lachy from Stripe answered the multi currency question on Twitter a couple of days ago, saying they're planing on introducing support for USD transactions from an AU account in the "not too distant future". https://twitter.com/lachygroom/status/370842440296456193 Michael On Sunday, 25 August 2