[geeks] PayPal Alternatives

[Ken Hansen]

On Tuesday, January 29, 2002, at 08:19 PM, Kris Kirby wrote:

> On Tue, 29 Jan 2002, Geek wrote:
>> Kinda off topic of list, if there is such a thing, but anyone know of
>> Canadian friendly PayPal alternatives? Looking for one that does not
>> require a CC to validate.
>
> now see, I don't understand this. Canada is right over the border, etc.
> etc. NAFTA, etc. Shoot, some of the banks are the same even...

I think the no CC part is the hard part...

Also, I think most banks are *state* banks, with limits to what they can 
and can't do across state lines (at least that used to be the case). If 
a bank (Citi Bank, say) has branches in both NYC and Toronto, they will 
most likely not be owned by the same bank, they will (probably) be owned 
by one holding company, but have very limited interaction due to 
international banking regulations.

IANAB, but I do have a bank account ;^)

www.bidpay.com (owned by Western Union now) is very good for 
international purchases, but they require payment with a credit card... 
(They are really in the money order selling business).

Ken

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