This seems very comlicated at all. Apart from this year I would very strong support the idea of Aude: "In the future, we probably want a registration system (like the scholarship app) that reuses more of the fundraising infrastructure (e.g. Global Collect) and so that each year's team doesn't have to reinvent this."
Best, Steffen 2014-06-06 13:00 GMT+02:00 Stuart Prior <[email protected]>: > Steffen, > > Unfortunately it's not an option to just add Paypal as a method of payment > to the event and not an option to change payment methods once tickets are > on sale. > We can only choose one payment processor, and so we chose credit/debit > cards as the "least worst" option. > > If we had chosen Paypal, we would be having the same conversation with > people who didn't want to use Paypal. > Many people trust Paypal, but I know there can be complications with > Paypal. Paypal is an unregulated "money service" and offers none of the > protections that the regulated banking system offers. > > However, in light of the demand for Paypal, I am looking at a workaround > that should allow delegates to pay with that method. This creates a lot of > risks in other areas such as ticket numbers, refund options and cashflow > and will require sign off by the Foundation. > > Best > > Stuart > > > > > > On 4 June 2014 16:00, 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 >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> >> >
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