Pretty sure the difference is that in the US, “debit cards” as we Brits know
them are rare.
Joe
On 4 June 2014 at 06:13:12 pm, Christopher Cooper
([email protected]) wrote:
As I’ve already mentioned on the wiki, I paid by debit card too, and I’m based
in the UK. On the registration page on Eventbite there’s nothing to say that
only credit cards are accepted, in fact it explicitly states Visa debit is
accepted, so from what I can see, debit cards are fine. I know that in informal
English when someone says “we accept credit card” that normally implicitly
includes debit cards, but there is still a potential for confusion, and this
seems to have thrown a few people here. I’m therefore editing the registration
page to make things clearer.
Kind regards,
Christopher
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From: Joseph Fox [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: 04 June 2014 16:02
To: Wikimania general list (open subscription)
Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] Registration payment options
For what it’s worth, I managed to pay with my Visa debit card from Denmark.
best
Joe
On 4 June 2014 at 04:01:01 pm, Steffen Prößdorf
([email protected]) wrote:
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
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