▲ 155 ▼ Patreon Lays Off 20% of Its Workforce (www.patreon.com) submitted 2 months ago by beep@piefed.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 56 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1283158/patreon-lays-off-20-of-its-workforce
[–] artyom@piefed.social 1 point 2 months ago (4 children) Yes, I understand Stripe bad. Why can't Zelle replace it? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] slowclap@social.smplfi.com 1 point 2 months ago (3 children) @artyom Zelle can’t be used for commercial platforms, has no ability to split income, and has no API. It’s really only good for direct bank to bank transfers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] artyom@piefed.social 1 point 2 months ago (2 children) Why do you need a "commercial platform"? I feel like it's important to consider the context here (Patreon) where you're transferring money to creators who have already provided a service. This doesn't require an API. Bank to bank transfers is all that's required. You can split income after the funds are received. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] slowclap@social.smplfi.com 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) @artyom Are you saying that creators should drop patronage platforms entirely and just request direct transfers from Zelle? Because any patronage platform is commercial and wouldn’t be able to use Zelle. Zelle also can’t support recurring billing so subscriptions wouldn’t work. If you’re saying creators should drop patronage platforms entirely, there’s an argument for that, but I think it would introduce a lot of other issues at any decent scale. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] artyom@piefed.social 1 point 2 months ago Are you saying that creators should drop patronage platforms entirely and just request direct transfers from Zelle? Correct Zelle also can’t support recurring billing so subscriptions wouldn’t work. It actually can. I think it would introduce a lot of other issues at any decent scale. I don't see any "other issues" that could possibly be bigger than the existing ones. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] slowclap@social.smplfi.com 1 point 2 months ago (3 children) @artyom Zelle can’t be used for commercial platforms, has no ability to split income, and has no API. It’s really only good for direct bank to bank transfers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] artyom@piefed.social 1 point 2 months ago (2 children) Why do you need a "commercial platform"? I feel like it's important to consider the context here (Patreon) where you're transferring money to creators who have already provided a service. This doesn't require an API. Bank to bank transfers is all that's required. You can split income after the funds are received. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] slowclap@social.smplfi.com 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) @artyom Are you saying that creators should drop patronage platforms entirely and just request direct transfers from Zelle? Because any patronage platform is commercial and wouldn’t be able to use Zelle. Zelle also can’t support recurring billing so subscriptions wouldn’t work. If you’re saying creators should drop patronage platforms entirely, there’s an argument for that, but I think it would introduce a lot of other issues at any decent scale. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] artyom@piefed.social 1 point 2 months ago Are you saying that creators should drop patronage platforms entirely and just request direct transfers from Zelle? Correct Zelle also can’t support recurring billing so subscriptions wouldn’t work. It actually can. I think it would introduce a lot of other issues at any decent scale. I don't see any "other issues" that could possibly be bigger than the existing ones. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] artyom@piefed.social 1 point 2 months ago (2 children) Why do you need a "commercial platform"? I feel like it's important to consider the context here (Patreon) where you're transferring money to creators who have already provided a service. This doesn't require an API. Bank to bank transfers is all that's required. You can split income after the funds are received. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] slowclap@social.smplfi.com 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) @artyom Are you saying that creators should drop patronage platforms entirely and just request direct transfers from Zelle? Because any patronage platform is commercial and wouldn’t be able to use Zelle. Zelle also can’t support recurring billing so subscriptions wouldn’t work. If you’re saying creators should drop patronage platforms entirely, there’s an argument for that, but I think it would introduce a lot of other issues at any decent scale. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] artyom@piefed.social 1 point 2 months ago Are you saying that creators should drop patronage platforms entirely and just request direct transfers from Zelle? Correct Zelle also can’t support recurring billing so subscriptions wouldn’t work. It actually can. I think it would introduce a lot of other issues at any decent scale. I don't see any "other issues" that could possibly be bigger than the existing ones. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] slowclap@social.smplfi.com 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) @artyom Are you saying that creators should drop patronage platforms entirely and just request direct transfers from Zelle? Because any patronage platform is commercial and wouldn’t be able to use Zelle. Zelle also can’t support recurring billing so subscriptions wouldn’t work. If you’re saying creators should drop patronage platforms entirely, there’s an argument for that, but I think it would introduce a lot of other issues at any decent scale. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] artyom@piefed.social 1 point 2 months ago Are you saying that creators should drop patronage platforms entirely and just request direct transfers from Zelle? Correct Zelle also can’t support recurring billing so subscriptions wouldn’t work. It actually can. I think it would introduce a lot of other issues at any decent scale. I don't see any "other issues" that could possibly be bigger than the existing ones. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] artyom@piefed.social 1 point 2 months ago Are you saying that creators should drop patronage platforms entirely and just request direct transfers from Zelle? Correct Zelle also can’t support recurring billing so subscriptions wouldn’t work. It actually can. I think it would introduce a lot of other issues at any decent scale. I don't see any "other issues" that could possibly be bigger than the existing ones. permalink fedilink source parent