Hi there, we had this discussion with the attendees having a scholarship from WMDE already. In fact even in Germany not everyone of them own a credit card, so that we have to find ways that one pays for others. I don't think that the limitation of only credit card payment is a very wise desicion. PayPal would be a reasonable add.
Best, Steffen 2014-06-04 16:44 GMT+02:00 Risker <[email protected]>: > If there is any way to include a Paypal option, I think it would be very > helpful. Restriction to a credit card payment option may significantly > impact younger or less wealthy attendees, particularly those not from the > European/North American sphere. Even I would prefer to use Paypal because > the currency conversion costs are significantly lower than that charged by > credit card companies. > > Risker/Anne > > > On 4 June 2014 10:33, Stuart Prior <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Martijn, >> >> Yes, it is the only payment option. I appreciate that there are effective >> and commonly used bank transfer systems in some European countries, but our >> administrative capacity and the booking website meant we had to settle on >> one method of payment. >> >> We did consider all options and various currency payment options, but we >> settled on credit card payments as the being most accessible method >> internationally and the simplest for us to administrate at this scale. >> >> I hope this doesn't prevent you from attending. >> >> Best >> >> Stuart >> >> >> >> On 3 June 2014 11:26, Martijn Hoekstra <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Currently the only payment method for registration as far as I can find >>> is by credit card. Are more payment options planned and/or considered? >>> >>> --Martijn >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimania-l mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> *Stuart Prior* >> *Wikimania Liaison* >> *Wikimedia UK* >> +44 20 7065 0990 >> >> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and >> Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered >> Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. >> United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia >> movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who >> operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). >> >> *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control >> over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* >> > > > -- Steffen Prößdorf Treasurer, member of the board Wikimedia Germany - Association for the promotion of free knowledge http://wikimedia.de Imagine a world, in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment.
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