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[–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I pay in checks for large bills. I fail to see a problem

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Why would you use a functional system for the past fifty years that works? Instead of using a third party data harvesting middleman like Venmo/Cash app/Paypal who can reject your purchase because fuck you?

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  • [–] 21 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Wait, you guys don't have bank transfers in the USA? I can send money from my own bank account with no fees to every other bank in my country

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago

    We do, but most people are afraid to use them. We have Zelle, which is free. I think the issue is that Zelle isn't protected. If you send the money to the wrong name/number there is no way to get that money back unless the recipient agrees to it. But there is no law or whatever to force that person to return the money if you are the one who made the mistake.

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  • [+] 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)
  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Yep, I scan a QR code that they give me and my bank, any bank in my country, will transfer the requested amount to the restaurant in one click on my phone. With two additional clicks I can send a QR code made by my bank to my friend who can transfer his part to me. Both transfers happen within a second.

    On the way home, I pay for public transport by bank transfer by holding my card to the reader when getting on the bus, then off the bus. It's simple and secure.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    It's called Zelle. We have it, it just isn't as ubiquitous.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    They charge the vendor/bank for the service.

    And sell your purchase history. (Exactly, it must be said, the same way Visa et al make money.)

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    Zelle charges the banks 50 to 75 cents per transaction. It's free for the end user, though that 50 to 75 cents is passed on to the end user anyhow. (probably by offering slightly lower interest rates, or whatever.)

    Additionally, Zelle is getting in on data brokerage; like Visa.

    That said, it should be noted that that fee isn't so much to make money as it was to maintain the service. Zelle's purpose was to break Venmo and Cash App. (which is why it's integrated into your banking apps.)

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Y'all don't have a government option?

    In Brazil we can send money to each other between bank accounts. There's even this new and fast system called "Pix", in which you can, in just some seconds, create a code of a payment request, show it as QRCode, scan it and pay it. It's pretty neat.

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