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Worst part about such small payments is that intermediary, that will process the payment, might get 50% or even more of said payment, leaving not much to receiver. If someone really wants support, they will either have a link to "merch" store, or links to Patreon, Kofi or some other platform. Worth noting, that content creators usually seek recurring payments, not a single tip.


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Suppafly12/09/2024

>Worst part about such small payments is that intermediary, that will process the payment, might get 50% or even more of said payment, leaving not much to receiver.

Yeah you essentially need a system has an internal balance that would then let you send and receive micropayments and only convert them to cash when the balance is large enough that the processing fee makes sense.