Go Global or Bust: Credit Cards Aren't Enough

If your game, app or business only accepts credit cards (for platform payments or otherwise), you may be leaving millions of dollars on the table. Period.

While credit cards rule North America, Europe, Japan, Singapore and most of the financially interconnected countries, the rest of the world plays by different rules. In most of Southeast Asia, e-wallets like Gcash, GrabPay, and Razer Gold dominate. In Latin America, Brazil's Pix is king. If you don't support these, players literally cannot give you their money.

Furthermore, a $9.99 purchase in the US feels very different than a $9.99 purchase in the Philippines. You have to implement Regional Pricing - adjusting costs to match local purchasing power. A $4.99 Battle Pass in Brazil might generate ten times the revenue of a $9.99 pass because it actually converts players.

There might be tricky situations where savvy players try to game the system by buying your items cheaper from a country with a cheaper regional pricing. If that happens, that is a fantastic learning opportunity as well. As a wise man once said, “You either earn, or you learn”.

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If this has been useful to you, and you'd like to find out more, reach out to Dennis Wan at www.copiaventura.com !

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