It looks like all of the paid newsletter services I can find all use Stripe as their only payment gateway. I'm based in Thailand and Stripe isn't available here, so unfortunately I'm not able to use any of the services.
I'm surprised none of them integrate with something as commonplace as PayPal, clearly a big opportunity for the main players in this space.
Others I checked:
Does anyone know of any other solutions?
I had this exact problem a while back and there is no solution for this. One way to go is to use omise.co or paypal for payments with zapier and mailchimp. Send me a message if you need more info.
Hey John, I'd be interested to know that workflow, can you share the details?
Message me on twitter @fulldiv and let me know more info about your project, I'd be happy to help.
I would be interested in this integration since I use all these services. Message you by twitter?
you can masage me on twitter @fulldiv
Is your legal entity registered in Thailand? Could you setup a Stripe account in your home/other country?
Where in Thailand are you based? I live in Chiang Mai (most of the time) 🙂
Hey Kyle, not registered as a business in Thailand. I'm originally from the UK but I no longer have a UK bank account or postal address, or any of the other documents Stripe requires to open an account.
I have thought about creating a Stripe Atlas? https://stripe.com/atlas It's sort of pricey to start, but may be worth it in long run depending on if this business idea is a success.
I found podia.com which looks perfect, and they accept payouts into a PayPal account, EXCEPT, their recurring payments feature for paid newsletter specifically only works with Stripe, which is weird and very annoying!
I'm based in Bangkok at the moment - good to see another Thailand-based entrepreneur on these forums :)
What about getting a virtual UK address and setting up a bank account with someone like Starling, Tide or Monzo? It would be a lot cheaper than using Atlas.
I switched to Starling Business a few months ago – was painless to set up and can manage the whole thing remotely from your phone (virtual address should forward the card).
It might be worth jumping through a few extra hoops for Stripe, from experience PayPal can be difficult at times when dealing with digital items, have had a few account locks over the years and a few customers have experienced the same thing. It's almost impossible to get in touch with them too. Could be a factor in why some of the services you've looked at don't support PayPal.
I was due to fly back via Bangkok a few weeks ago, but my flight got cancelled, I'll give you a shout when I'm back :-)