If there is any way to include a Paypal option, I think it would be very helpful. Restriction to a credit card payment option may significantly impact younger or less wealthy attendees, particularly those not from the European/North American sphere. Even I would prefer to use Paypal because the currency conversion costs are significantly lower than that charged by credit card companies.
Risker/Anne On 4 June 2014 10:33, Stuart Prior <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Martijn, > > Yes, it is the only payment option. I appreciate that there are effective > and commonly used bank transfer systems in some European countries, but our > administrative capacity and the booking website meant we had to settle on > one method of payment. > > We did consider all options and various currency payment options, but we > settled on credit card payments as the being most accessible method > internationally and the simplest for us to administrate at this scale. > > I hope this doesn't prevent you from attending. > > Best > > Stuart > > > > On 3 June 2014 11:26, Martijn Hoekstra <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Currently the only payment method for registration as far as I can find >> is by credit card. Are more payment options planned and/or considered? >> >> --Martijn >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> >> > > > -- > *Stuart Prior* > *Wikimania Liaison* > *Wikimedia UK* > +44 20 7065 0990 > > Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and > Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered > Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. > United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia > movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who > operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). > > *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control > over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > >
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