hbons, (edited )
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hot take: all the tech crap that's been happening is because the US doesn't have a functioning banking system.

PayPal, Bitcoin, now this "everything app".

literally nobody in Europe is waiting for this shit because I can just send a random person money for free.

#x

hbons,
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the other week I found out in the US you get FINED if you're trying to make a purchase and don't have enough money in your account. that's insane. :/

garrett,
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@hbons overdraft, yep

hbons,
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@garrett not even overdraft. just failing to charge your account: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keQNsTKlElo

DavidNielsen,
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@hbons wait what, that is messed up, America just has a fetish for hurting poor people.

The_M_Bird,

@hbons wait, what?!? That is totally cooked. We regularly have customers' cards declined because they forgot to transfer funds from their savings account to the transaction account.
If transaction accounts paid interest like a savings account this will solve the problem. I think there's some work being done in NZ about this.
But charge for a decline on a plastic card failed transaction? Yeah, nah.

Antigrav,
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@hbons , we had that here last century in the 80s in NZ. Not anymore, change your bank, they're already running countries with their excessive profits. Use cash whenever possible.

futuresprog,
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@hbons

You can send that money for free. And instantly. Between banks!

GIRO me!

DanielPa,

@hbons …a random person whose 22 digits IBAN you know 🙈
And we do use PayPal as well sending random people money because it’s easier

hbons,
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@DanielPa you can send a link or QR or whatever. no need for IBANs. also PayPal is not a bank.

DanielPa,

@hbons I see… need some training how to get rid of my money the easy way 😅 however if it’s simple to use and spreads fast enough, people will use it. No matter if it’s x,y or z

ashneehs,
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@hbons I have no idea of what's going on with the US and the tech crap but the thing about sending money for free? I'm not entirely sure of what you mean by that.

obviousdwest,

@hbons FedNow was just announced. Not sure how it is different from Zelle (whoever owns that). https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/other20230720a.htm

jasonimison,

@hbons they have Venmo over there which is free peer to peer payments AFAIU

hbons,
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@jasonimison that's what I mean. it's a PayPal, because real banking doesn't work. :)

templarian,

@hbons All the banks have Zelle integration now-a-days in the US (the only way I send money between friends now-a-days). With that said most of the US banking is very archaic, and Venmo and the others advertise way more.

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