I have a limited need for a payments gateway due to low volume. I was using Zaprite. My subscription is up in May. I canceled because they started to implement a % per tx fee. It was called "incentive alignment" but I see it as rent seeking. Opinions may differ. Bootstrapping businesses is hard. Anyway, was clanking tonight a waterfall document for how one could make a simple checkout doable. I think it can be done using a lightweight daemon that just sits on your probably already always on computer. Or your Start9 or Umbrel. The daemon would be a nostr bot that chats via marmot directly with the customer to manage their cart and payments. The API keys for your preferred payment (mine are Square and Strike (yes, I know I should self-host, fuck off)) sit on the device you're running it on so there's some mitigated security concern. The messaging between the daemon and customer is well structured following a protocol so there's hopefully not a lot of ambiguity. it's just an idea at this point but you can explore it here:

GitHub

GitHub - EthnTuttle/purser: Nostr-native Zaprite replacement daemon

Nostr-native Zaprite replacement daemon. Contribute to EthnTuttle/purser development by creating an account on GitHub.

no guarantees that i actually make it happen but it seems doable. GN nostr.

It's a beautiful evening to be alive.

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Proverbs 11:28 Trust in your money and down you go! But the godly flourish like leaves in spring.

All the ladies have sprouted. #weedstr

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The ladies are up! (Might be a dude in there) #weedstr #growstr

The interactivity requirements would be a lot better if we just had CTV+CSFS. 😒

Did I do this right?