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Now that I have read the article I think it's not really fair to compare payment providers working under EU jurisdiction and US jurisdiction. If it'd be easy to just skip the paperwork in the EU I'm pretty sure Stripe would've just rolled out their services in Europe in the first place.

Why not? PayMill is supposed to be a clone of Stripe, therefore, I expect instant activation.

If you can't offer instant activation (Due to regulations and jurisdictions), don't be misleading with your marketing communications. Let the consumers know the real deal. Simple.

"What’s more, we normally validate all of the necessary customer documents within just 48 hours. However, in order for you to start working right away, you will receive an individual test key from us directly after you register. This will allow you to integrate Paymill even while the contracts are still being processed."

They never said they are a Stripe clone, and if you are expecting that they are one with the exact same features ("instant activation") just because they are selling the same product that's not really their fault isn't it?

They are basically saying that normally you are up and running within 48 hours and that's the case if you are not rejected. So what's misleading about that?

Actually, that statement doesn't say anything about being rejected. In fact, it is phrased in such a way that induces you to believe that after 48 hours, your account will be "processed" or "functional".

Well it's kind of obvious that you are not up and running in 48h if your verification failed don't you think?

Which is my point about it being misleading :)

Well if it was obvious to you how did it also mislead you?

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