[simonbrown]

I trust Paypal more than most websites. They take steps like using SSL site-wide (with HSTS) and X-Frame-Options, for example, which a lot of e-commerce websites don't. Of course, this is negated if the user doesn't trust Paypal, or doesn't understand what it does.

Website owners probably dislike the loss in branding when using Paypal, which makes them look less professional.

[omarchowdhury]

The best option might be have a branded checkout using Stripe, and an option to pay with PayPal for those who maintain PayPal accounts.

[billycoover]

Not a bad idea. As a site owner, I prefer to have my checkout branded as my site. I'm not a fan of the paypal experience. It feels cheap. However I certainly understand that people prefer paypal over stripe or other payment systems. To say "use our checkout system, or pay with paypal" would be fine if the site owner wants to support it.

I've had a lot of people ask about integrating other payment platforms into Pay Pad. I'd love to build Pay Pad in a way that was platform agnostic. Just choose your payment provider/gateway and you're off.

We'll see what happens. If enough people want it, I'll do it I'm sure.

[Negitivefrags]

We launched with both Paypal and Stripe. Over about 70,000 transactions it has been an almost exact 50/50 split between the two payment methods.

I can't say for sure how many people would not have paid only given one of those options, but I'm sure it's a non trivial number.