Upcoming Payment Processing (Patreon)

I saw Jay Naylor make a post about this, and it's smart to do the same and let everyone know about what's goin' on with Patreon's payment processing moving forward.

As my patrons might remember, at the turn of August there was a huge upswing in declined payments. This was because of Patreon adding on a UK-based payment processor, which clashed with many people's banks, as most fraudulent charges originate out of the country. Payments were frozen, certain charges were incorrectly labeled "fraud", etc. Total mess!

It's Jay's theory (and I agree) that this change was made so that there can still be adult content on Patreon. So while it could cause some snafus in the next month or so, it's a necessary shift as everyone settles into it.

As your charge is processed in the first days of September, if your charge is declined, you will receive an email from Patreon detailing the issue, and everything you can do to set it right. Contacting your bank and letting them know the charge is legitimate, for one. 

If you're using Paypal to pay for your pledges, I don't believe you'll have any issues. This seems to be contained to pledges made with credit and debit cards. But just in case, monitor your pledges at the beginning of the month to make sure your favorite artists are still getting paid!

Thanks for reading, and hopefully September won't have any problems!