Post by account_disabled on Jan 21, 2024 23:03:17 GMT -6
Current status of Etsy for Ukraine Let's start with what is happening on Etsy from the point of view of Ukraine. First of all, it should disappoint many, because now, unfortunately, there is no opportunity for Ukrainian sellers to open new shops on Etsy. As of April 26, 2021, Etsy temporarily (as they said) limited the possibility of opening new stores from countries where their internal payment system does not work. I know for sure that many people did a lot to connect Ukraine to this payment system. From the editorial office. On Etsy, you can follow site updates . And the countries where the Etsy Payments payment system works are indicated on this page .
Some of the largest banks came to Etsy with an offer to C Level Executive List connect this system through them. Ukrposhta is very actively promoting and lobbying for this issue. You may have seen that the Minister of Digital Transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov, together with his team, launched a petition that garnered more than 25,000 signatures. But, unfortunately, Etsy still hasn't opened the possibility of new registrations for Ukrainian shops. But those stores that were open until April 26 last year continue to work. PayPal was the only way to accept payments for Ukrainian stores that were present on the marketplace. Before the war, this payment service did not work for accepting payments.
Therefore, Ukrainian businesses, craftsmen, sellers on Etsy are forced to use the services of intermediaries who accept payments to their PayPal account, and then transfer them to the accounts of Ukrainian sellers. By now, you may have also seen this information - PayPal has opened the possibility of accepting payments for Ukraine. But there is such a small nuance. They opened this possibility only for receiving private transfers . That is, your friends, your relatives somewhere from abroad can transfer money to you via PayPal. But this Ukrainian PayPal account still cannot be used for business. That is, it cannot be connected to your Etsy shop. Some stores, without understanding these nuances, quickly connected their own PayPal to the store, and then write: "Katerina, please help. Something broke in the store, payments are not going through .
Some of the largest banks came to Etsy with an offer to C Level Executive List connect this system through them. Ukrposhta is very actively promoting and lobbying for this issue. You may have seen that the Minister of Digital Transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov, together with his team, launched a petition that garnered more than 25,000 signatures. But, unfortunately, Etsy still hasn't opened the possibility of new registrations for Ukrainian shops. But those stores that were open until April 26 last year continue to work. PayPal was the only way to accept payments for Ukrainian stores that were present on the marketplace. Before the war, this payment service did not work for accepting payments.
Therefore, Ukrainian businesses, craftsmen, sellers on Etsy are forced to use the services of intermediaries who accept payments to their PayPal account, and then transfer them to the accounts of Ukrainian sellers. By now, you may have also seen this information - PayPal has opened the possibility of accepting payments for Ukraine. But there is such a small nuance. They opened this possibility only for receiving private transfers . That is, your friends, your relatives somewhere from abroad can transfer money to you via PayPal. But this Ukrainian PayPal account still cannot be used for business. That is, it cannot be connected to your Etsy shop. Some stores, without understanding these nuances, quickly connected their own PayPal to the store, and then write: "Katerina, please help. Something broke in the store, payments are not going through .