Are there any other developers out there that can weigh in on Stripe alternatives?
Places like Stripe have a seamless sign up process and easy integration, so a lot of people like the convenience and the low "touch".
But, as someone who runs with traditional merchant accounts and such, the more "touch" and eyeballs from my merchant account provider on what I am doing makes me feel a lot more confident. Things get mentioned and suggestions get made BEFORE the money comes into the account so everything is kosher...not after the money is made.
Sometimes a little PITA upfront is worth it in the long run...
They used to be the good guys, the ones who you could call and talk to. I wonder if every company is just doomed to end up like this :/
The only other business I know which is similarly "no, you are banished for life" are brokers (I work in the hedge fund industry). Someone at the brokerage has a personal issue with you or your company and thinks you have a liquidity issue, and suddenly you find your account shut.
Well, "do things that don't scale", etc is the mantra around here.
Customer service with high human touch is something that really doesn't scale. I really cannot think of any large company in any industry that has got this figured out...
We can board accounts in a day and provide both ACH and credit card processing on our integrated solution