James Cridland on Nostr: Something for Podcasting 2.0 types to check out - the payment flow for Spotify's ...
Something for Podcasting 2.0 types to check out - the payment flow for Spotify's Memberships product, its rebadged Podcast Subscriptions product. A clear link in-app, to a payment in a browser, which then gives access to additional content. The "payment in a browser", which uses Stripe, is clearly to avoid Apple's 30% tax.
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