Hi, I’m currently working on an indie project and I’m interested in making a purchase. However, many of the available payment methods aren’t very accessible from my side, and using a Visa card feels a bit risky to me. I also read that PayPal might not be ideal.
Would it be possible to support some alternative options such as Apple Pay, Stripe, or Wise? These are widely used and feel more secure and convenient for developers like me. Thanks for your time!
Spine currently supports various payment methods, including most major credit cards, Alipay, and bank wire transfers. While PayPal is not supported due to past issues with payment freezes and fraudulent transactions, Stripe is indeed used for processing credit card transactions, ensuring secure and encrypted payments. Unfortunately, Apple Pay and Wise are not mentioned as available options. If you have specific concerns or need assistance with payment, you can contact Esoteric Software directly at contact@esotericsoftware.com for further support.
ninetailgt I personally use Wise, and did you know you can generate a virtual card for cases like these, then simply freeze or close the card afterwards?
Erika thanks for the information, I didn't know that. Though, i still don't understand that somehow, Wise does not appear in my payment method.
It only show 2 options other than Visa. I bought it through Alipay, but for the future purchase, I hope Wise can be available in my payment method options.
Wise is a separate service. It can generate a Visa compatible number.
Why would using a Visa card feel risky? The entire point of Visa is that they (Visa) guarantees your purchases. If a bad vendor abuses customers, Visa would take away their ability to process Visa payments. If you have trouble with a purchase, you can contact Visa (through your bank) and they will resolve it.
Our card payments are collected and processed by Stripe. We never see your card data.
Nate
Thanks for the explanation, but honestly, I still don’t fully understand how Visa works. When I got my card, they told me not to share the CVC with anyone — so I always feel a bit uneasy using it for purchases. I personally feel more comfortable using e-wallets, because I know exactly who to deal with if something goes wrong, and I don’t have to enter sensitive information like passwords on websites. Maybe your payment system is safe, but for me, using an e-wallet just feels more secure. That’s just my opinion, but hopefully it helps you consider improving your payment options.
As Nate mentioned, we use Stripe to process payments. To integrate with Stripe, card data must never reach our servers.
When you enter your card details on our purchase page, you're actually entering them into a Stripe-hosted iFrame (you can inspect this yourself). There's no way for us to access your card information.
