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This article really should be titled "Why we chose Balanced over BancBox."

Stripe quite simply wasn't the service they needed and they made a mistake in initial selection. This article title implies that Balanced is "better" than Stripe when they are quite different services entirely.

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Well they were using Stripe and then switched to Balanced. So I don't think the title is misleading. It's short and factual. Maybe they could have added ("Hint: Disbursements")

They could also have subscribed to the New York Times and then realized that it doesn't solve the problem they have.

Is Balanced better than NYT?

Did they say Balanced is better than Stripe?

I'm not sure if you're being disingenuous, but that's what the title is intended to imply.

At the time, Stripe was the easiest and best solution for us. Our product wasn't as mature as it is now and automated developer payments weren't high on our list (as we were much smaller). But 18 months later, companies like BancBox and Balanced launched into the mix and were a much better fit for us.

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