• Vej@lemm.ee
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    8 months ago

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

    • Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      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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        8 months ago

        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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          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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          8 months ago

          Many banks charge a fee for wire transfers, in some instances $20. Zelle is free, but not every bank uses it.

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        8 months ago

        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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          8 months ago

          In America, banks would lobby against it, and Republicans would call it socialism.