epassporte is a solid replacement from a technical standpoint. however, that's only half...or less...of the battle.
the reason paypal was so appealing is because so many users out there already have one of those accounts. thanks to the popularity of ebay, there were however many million users our there surfing around that already had a nice alternative payment method. they had already gained comfort, trust and acceptance by virtue of these guys using it to pay for auctions.
paypal was really in the right place at the right time. ebay was hot, but people wanted instant gratification and most sellers were not equipped with merchant accounts. you cant really recreate the circumstances that made paypal take off. now if suddenly adult cant process mc/visa at all, then epassporte may be in a similar position. not that i dont wish them success, but i hope that doesn't happen.
i'll miss paypal. that's gonna hurt. their technical implementation of managing memberships was a royal pain in the ass. they are stoneaged compared to the processors we all know and love in adult. however, it typically boosted sales on my sites by 15-20% when I would add it.
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