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PayPal exits Turkey, Stripe immediately begins tweeting in Turkish

PayPal is suspending its operations in Turkey after it was refused regulatory approval. Immediately after PayPal's announcement, competitor Stripe began an effort to sign up merchants who were orphaned by PayPal's decision. Apparently Stripe is pushing its "Atlas" program, which promises to establish a U.S. business entity for Turkish merchants for $500. But it isn't that [...]

By Tom Dailey|2017-11-18T15:32:39-05:00June 7th, 2016|PayPal, Stripe|Comments Off

Stripe’s Atlas program promises instant U.S. presence, but it isn’t that simple.

Stripe's Atlas program promises to create an instant U.S. presence for non-U.S. merchants who want to access the U.S. consumer market and avoid the complications (and costs) of cross-border transactions. The program bundles a Delaware corporation, a bank account and Stripe's U.S. payments platform. But as this tech.eu article appropriately points out, there are a number [...]

By Tom Dailey|2016-03-24T08:52:40-05:00March 24th, 2016|cross-border payments, Stripe|Comments Off