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by c0achmcguirk 3334 days ago
> There are alternatives to PayPal, it’s just become so ingrained in to online life that it can be easy to forget that.

This is very true, but I like to think of how predominant MySpace and Hotmail were at one time. Someone will come along and do it better. Stripe, PaymentSpring, heck even Bitcoin are all potential disruptors here.

I think the days of PayPal's dominance are numbered.

2 comments

100% agree. For Americans I don't find a reason to use PayPal and for other countries they can use Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies without dealing with the risk of freezing your account.

Indeed, I found PayPal simple to use as a merchant outside USA but now there are more alternatives.

I had more trouble with stripe, more fraud, less help than I had / have with Paypal