What Are The Best PayPal Alternatives You Could Choose To Use?

Good-Guy

VIP Contributor
We live in a time where we not only need payment processors to send and receive our money, in fact, we need payment processors to store our money. There are many people out there who use PayPal because it is one of the greatest payment processors which is utilized by many businesses out there. Unfortunately, since PayPal is not available in many locations, it is not always a possibility to use PayPal for making payments. Many people understand this problem and offer many other alternatives to PayPal. We should never rely on PayPal alone. It does not make sense to give all the power to one payment system.

There are many other great payment methods such as Skrill, Payeer, Perfect Money, Neteller, Payoneer, etc that are used by millions of people. I think Payeer is the greatest of all the payment system. However, there are many people who are also using Payoneer a lot. Payoneer is also gaining a lot of popularity and attention by many people in the United States. Many websites have adopted it to pay people. So, what payment system do you think could be labeled as the "Best Alternative to PayPal"? What makes it the best alternative?
 

Mika

VIP Contributor
It is true that you have numerous payment options like Skrill, Payeer, Perfect Money, Neteller, Payoneer that you can use if you cannot use paypal. However, the problem with these payment gateway is that they are not popylar with the employer. For instance, you cannot use any of these payment options on Trendri. If you want to get paid from trendri you either need paypal, binance pay or bank account (only for Nigerians). Despite having a lot of payment options, most of the people are stuck with getting paid online simply because they cannot use paypal payment and the one they can use ar enot been used by there emplpyee. The only alternative to paypal, which I think works for most of the people is crypto payment. Crypto can be received and withdrawn even in the countries where it is not legal. Therefore, the best alternative to paypal is crypto
 

saoussen5765

Valued Contributor
It is true that you have numerous payment options like Skrill, Payeer, Perfect Money, Neteller, Payoneer that you can use if you cannot use paypal. However, the problem with these payment gateway is that they are not popylar with the employer. For instance, you cannot use any of these payment options on Trendri. If you want to get paid from trendri you either need paypal, binance pay or bank account (only for Nigerians). Despite having a lot of payment options, most of the people are stuck with getting paid online simply because they cannot use paypal payment and the one they can use ar enot been used by there emplpyee. The only alternative to paypal, which I think works for most of the people is crypto payment. Crypto can be received and withdrawn even in the countries where it is not legal. Therefore, the best alternative to paypal is crypto
This is not true Mika. You could trade crypto to RUB then cash out to your Payeer account from Binance Pay. So this is additionnal step. @Fecoms could create a Payeer account then cash out to his Payeer account and carry out transaction with 10 % fee or 20 % fee but he did not want to do so I do this option myself after receive payment.
 

sincerem

VIP Contributor
@Mika answered this thread correctly, crypto is looking like world currency at the moment. Anyone can use crypto currency for payments, exchange it also to users and receive your desired currency. Even in areas where crypto is banned, their subjects are still making use of crypto secretly. The only problem with crypto is that, not many employers are acquainted to using it for payment. I wish they'll come to understand that it isn't just the volatile coins that are available for payment, it will really make sense. We have the stable coins which can be used for payment with low gas fee better than the so-called PayPal fees. Crypto is safe when you have basic understanding of it, and also processes payment fast when choose the chain network that processes payment faster and not the ones that are used by many users. Congestion of the network can delay one's transaction.
 

King bell

VIP Contributor
There are a number of reasons why you might be looking for a PayPal alternative. Maybe you're not happy with the fees that PayPal charges, or maybe you're looking for a platform that offers more features. Whatever your reason, there are a number of great PayPal alternatives out there that you can choose from.

One of the best PayPal alternatives is Stripe. Stripe is a platform that allows businesses to accept payments online. Stripe charges a flat fee of 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction, which is much lower than the fees that PayPal charges. Stripe also offers a number of features that PayPal doesn't, such as the ability to set up recurring payments and automatic fraud detection.

Another great PayPal alternative is Braintree. Braintree is owned by PayPal, so you would think that it would be just as expensive as PayPal. However, Braintree actually has lower fees than PayPal. Braintree charges a flat fee of 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction, which is lower than PayPal's fees. Braintree also offers a number of features that PayPal doesn't, such as the ability to set up recurring payments and automatic fraud detection.

If you're looking for a platform that offers low fees and a lot of features, then Stripe or Braintree are great choices. However, if you're looking for a platform that's specifically designed for nonprofit organizations, then you should check out GivingFuel. GivingFuel is a donation platform that charges a flat fee of 5% + $0.30 per transaction. GivingFuel also offers a number of features that PayPal doesn't, such as the ability to set up recurring donations and automatic fraud detection.

No matter what your reasons are for looking for a PayPal alternative, there are a number of great options out there. Stripe, Braintree, and GivingFuel are all great choices that offer low fees and a lot of features.
 
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