Perhaps you are right. It’s not something I have thought a lot about. It looks good, and I know how to implement it. So I thought for money I don’t actually need it might still be usable.
But you’re right about inertia. There’s a real danger I’d end up sticking with them and hoping for the best, and then being in the same situation again.
Thing is, after having such problems with Stripe, in whom I had a lot of trust, I am very much interested in cutting out the middleman as much as possible.
See, a physical bank would never be allowed to simply turn off my ability to receive money without prior notice. And if they did, I could sue the hell out of them. But with all of these Internet companies, I don’t feel I have that security.
I have heard that the European Union plans to offer their own payment system. So perhaps the government sector will catch up. The idea that one should depend on private sector companies in order to participate in commerce seems quite odd.
Otherwise, these issues have made me a lot more willing to go old school and just send out invoices. That sounds like the 1990s, and surely has its own problems. But at least I am in control.
I am definitely open for suggestions though! Interested in hearing what you would suggest.
But you’re right about inertia. There’s a real danger I’d end up sticking with them and hoping for the best, and then being in the same situation again.
Thing is, after having such problems with Stripe, in whom I had a lot of trust, I am very much interested in cutting out the middleman as much as possible.
See, a physical bank would never be allowed to simply turn off my ability to receive money without prior notice. And if they did, I could sue the hell out of them. But with all of these Internet companies, I don’t feel I have that security.
I have heard that the European Union plans to offer their own payment system. So perhaps the government sector will catch up. The idea that one should depend on private sector companies in order to participate in commerce seems quite odd.
Otherwise, these issues have made me a lot more willing to go old school and just send out invoices. That sounds like the 1990s, and surely has its own problems. But at least I am in control.
I am definitely open for suggestions though! Interested in hearing what you would suggest.