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Patreon Payments - Email Update
🕑 Added 2018-08-31 03:10:53 +0000 UTC Hey everyone, I received an email from Patreon today giving me some updates about their payment processing issues; I screencapped it above in case they have not also shared this info with patrons yet.The notable things are that there might be an additional 3% processing fee for some bank transaction due to their move to the UK, which is specifically supposed to be affecting pledges to adult creators. They also included a much more concise set of instructions on how to fix declined pledges, since they seem to anticipate another unusually large wave of them this payment period.
I'm bummed about all of this, but as this whole payment processor situation continues to be an issue, I've realized that adult creators like myself are a bit lucky that Patreon hasn't just thrown in the towel and banned adult content from their platform yet. I think they've made a lot of mistakes, but a large one was lack of communication and clarity, so I'm glad they sent out this email, which is at least somewhat transparent, ahead of the curve this time. I really do believe the fee is on the banks, and I also do believe they were backed into a corner in regards to payment processing and adult content. None of us can really be sure that moving them to the UK was the best or correct move, but if it ultimately leads them to get off adult creators butts a bit, then maybe it will be worthwhile in the long run.
I hope the extra fee nonsense is not too much of a problem for everyone. Thank you for reading :)
Edit: Also, here are the links from the screencap, if anyone needs them!
"Patreon support team" & "a few clicks away"
Comments
Thanks for the info, my bank has been flagging Patreon as a fraudulent charge now that it's in the UK and I haven't gotten anything from Patreon about the change. I wonder if there's anything I can do other than tell my bank EVERY MONTH that it's not fraud.
From this description, it looks like it goes to the credit card company, and not Reapersun. This is the same international transaction fee that many credit cards charge if you use the card while you are on vacation abroad.
Does the extra 3% goes to you or the company?
Leonace
THank you for sharing!
Let's hope everything works out, for a few months now Patreon has been HELLISH on my side, refusing over and over my payments...Ah, i'll cross my fingers it all goes well!
Ratticuss
Thank you for letting us all know, as always here to support you
HamletMachine
Thanks so much for such a detailed post, I'll be keeping an eye out! <3
Kelly Huffine
Thank you for the information
Eddie Fly
Thank you for letting us know, I have to check and see if I get charged international fees, I hope I dont.
Deb Walsh
Oh great. Another Patreon fee fuck-up. My preferred card charges a fee for international transactions. Thanks for the warning. Ugh, another round of messing around with 50 creator payments ...
Erin
I appreciate you sharing this information with us! Thank you :)
