Post: "Why isn't there an alternative to scampal?"
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Stripe doesn't work in my country and websites still require PayPal or Stripe to work. PayPal AI restricts/bans any account I make under the pretext of suspicious behavior even tho the account was left as-is without transactions for days.
“Considering every account you created after the first one was a ban-able violation of their terms, I wouldn't count on ever using PayPal.”
u/Yaalt4202 points · Oct 3, 2026View
“There are, but there isn't one without issues. Take Payoneer as an example, the fees are just straight bullshit and they have the highest fees out of all platforms. They offer several things and they just recently started accepting PayPal payments, but the fees just make it hard to migrate to it. You also have something liek Wise though it doesn't seem to be supported in lots of countries, it”
u/Thin_Worth1501 points · Oct 3, 2026View
“Venmo, cashapp, chime?”
u/xanaxisgod20 points · Oct 3, 2026View
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"excerpt": "There are, but there isn't one without issues.\n\n Take Payoneer as an example, the fees are just straight bullshit and they have the highest fees out of all platforms. They offer several things and they just recently started accepting PayPal payments, but the fees just make it hard to migrate to it.\n\n You also have something liek Wise though it doesn't seem to be supported in lots of countries, it",
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"[title] Why isn't there an alternative to scampal?",
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