Update 8/25/20: This service has now launched for all businesses (previously in a beta), looks like the $600 bonus no longer being offered.
Original post: Bill payment service Plastiq launched a new service for businesses called Plastiq Accept which has no cost to set up and allows your customers to pay you with a credit card. By default the customer pays the fee, though you can set it up that you swallow the fee instead (I think ?).
My understanding is that this is meant for online businesses to get paid without having an official webpage for payments. You’ll have a link which you can send/email/text to your customers which will let them pay you through Plastiq. It sounds pretty similar to Paypal.me, though in the case of Plastiq the customer won’t have to sign up for an account to pay (I think?), they’ll just be brought to a web page where they can make the payment. They also have invoicing options, making it more user-friendly for businesses.
For those who sign up during the month of July, they have a special sign up bonus offer:
- For those who signup during the month of July, Plastiq is offering up to $100/month in credits through the end of the year, which means up to $600 total.
- You’ll get $5 for each new customer who pays, up to $100/month for 20 new customers.
- This bonus is not straight cash: you can either use the money to make your own payments using Plastiq (similar to FFD) or you give it back to your customers to reduce their fees.
If you have 20 new customers pay you per month for July through December, you’ll land up with the full $600 bonus. Let us know if you try it out and if you found it easy/useful.
If you are new to Plastiq, you can sign up with my Plastiq referral link and get a small FFD bonus (details here).
