Making your own payment processor

[strypey]

@limebar

Can a proxy, using a fans’ payment info, actually make a transaction on behalf of the fan? The goal is to keep interfacing with payment processors at a minimum to avoid fees being leeched.

This idea seems vaguely similar to the one I laid out here;

Automating music purchases based on a member-chosen subscription

I’m envisioning a music platform where I can listen to music, like a streaming service, but where the business model is based on recording purchases, not streaming royalties. Here’s how I see it working. I choose a weekly amount to contribute towards supporting musicians (eg $5 a week), and set up an automated payment to the music platform. Which also offers a mechanism for adding lump sums, for gig workers whose income is more uneven and unpredictable. At the end of each month, the platform ca…