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 <steffen.proessdorf@wikimedia.de> 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 <risker.wp@gmail.com>:

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 <stuart.prior@wikimedia.org.uk> 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 <martijnhoekstra@gmail.com> 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?

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