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by sdrinf 1715 days ago
Has anyone ran a recent A/B test for Stripe direct CC-based checkout + paypal vs Stripe only in the context of B2C subscriptions? Last time I've checked circa 2014-2015, there was consumer trust in Paypal (for cancellation/etc), and so having that option added ~+10% conversion rate (or so), but would appreciate more recent data, thank you!
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No but I bet some people are turned away because of Paypal. I use it and customers occasionally inquire "Do you accept credit cards because we don't have a Paypal account?". It's aggravating that they make the credit card option hard to find compared to the shitty Paypal account login.
I am one of those people that is put off by PayPal.
German userbase, B2C, I offer PayPal, Stripe and SEPA wire transfer:

  70-75% PayPal
  15-20% Stripe
  7-9% SEPA wire transfer
I am kinda forced to accept PayPal because credit card adoption is not as big in the German speaking area of Europe. Especially the younger audience often only has PayPal.

I have no exact numbers but like 70% of orders I get from Germany are paid with PayPal.

When I added PayPal to a SaaS of mine a few years ago only like 3% even used it.