> I don't think it's realistically viable to compete with Steam (or Itch) without access to Mastercard and Visa.

They could not allow those games to be sold through those particular payment processors and require wire transfers instead. More cumbersome payment method, but better than outright banning them.

If the payment processors try to dictate what content these sites may host even when it involves competing processors that sounds quite anti-competitive practice.

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mywittyname 7 days ago | parent [-]

The impression I get is allowing them to be purchased at all is grounds for the payment processor to suspend their account. So this solution is a no-go.

Probably the only way around it is to spin up a completely different corporate entity which only allows for payments via wire transfer, ACH, or perhaps some of the various payment apps available.

	▲	GoblinSlayer 5 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		FWIW https://www.federalreserve.gov/paymentsystems/fednow_about.h...
	▲	the8472 6 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Like I said, that smell like anti-competitive behavior. It basically means the payment processor denies competitors a business opportunity for cases they don't want to service.