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by workhere-io 4489 days ago
As a European who was disappointed that Stripe isn't in my country yet, I was pleasantly surprised to find out that Braintree is every bit as easy to use[1] (took me a half hour to set up a test transaction website), and it's even cheaper than Stripe. (Edit: Seems Braintree's European pricing differs from their US pricing. Braintree's European pricing is 1.8% to 2.6% (everything included) which is considerably cheaper than Stripe).

The only downside I can see is the approval process which in Europe takes 7-10 days.

1) https://www.braintreepayments.com/docs/python/guide/getting_...

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(I work at Stripe, based in the UK.)

Our pricing in EU countries where we've launched (UK + Ireland) starts at 2.4% + 20p (we've revised pricing for each country when we launch out of beta). We regularly give volume pricing well below 1.8% - so at both ends, considerably cheaper than the range quoted above.

Also, which country are you in? Stripe is available in full production-ready beta in France, Germany, Spain, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Sweden and Finland, with more countries in the coming weeks - keep an eye on https://stripe.com/global for updates.

You can sign up and start using Stripe to process live transactions instantly in all our beta countries - this is a key requirement for us as we expand globally.

I'm in Denmark. Any idea as to when Stripe is coming to Denmark?

Will merchants be instantly approved, or does it take several days/weeks?

Soon! Want to drop me an email? ay@stripe.com