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Why are intl payments such a hassle for minors

2 points by Utkarsh_Mood ↗ HN
Hi HN, Im 15 years, wanted to request funds from overseas, and all of these payment gateways are really irritating with the amount of details they ask. I have a prepaid visa card for context, but apparently thats not enough. Are there any specific platforms you know of?

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uberman
In many places (certainly in the USA) minors are not allowed to enter into contracts. I'm actually skeptical that your use of a prepaid debit card is technically legal at least from a US perspective.

Most banking by minors is going to require some parental involvement (without a court order). At that point, I would get them to help open a Stripe/PayPal account.

Utkarsh_Mood
ah okay, Im not american btw so its legal here, but yeah the major gateways like paypal dont really cater to these unfortunately