Fed’s new instant payment system could be trouble for PayPal, Venmo::The Fed’s goal is to connect 9,000 financial institutions nationwide.

  • ididntsayanything@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    This is wild. Here in the UK we just transfer money from bank to bank in an instant using the banks own app.

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        1 year ago

        It’s been a while since I did it but you can authorize it so all e-transfers are automatically accepted and deposited. I can’t think of a scenario where that would be a bad thing.

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        1 year ago

        It’s so normal that I can’t actually remember it ever being any different. Even before the advent of mobile banking it was the same with internet banking. Instant transfers.

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        1 year ago

        In Australia we’ve had free next business day transfers for as long as I can remember. Decades.

        The transition to transfers that clear in seconds was happened gradually as bottlenecks were removed from the infrastructure one by one. Some transactions were instant a couple decades ago, but it’s only in the last few years that most transactions are instant here.

        These days, Visa/Mastercard are basically the slowest way you can pay someone. It’s still the most commonly used option though, since it has the best fraud protection.

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        1 year ago

        In the US we have Zelle which is free and instant, but it’s still a third party your bank integrates

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        1 year ago

        I do this in the States. Maybe you haven’t noticed the option on the bank’s site? Also make sure to use a credit union.

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      1 year ago

      In Spain we have Bizum - transfer money using a persons mobile phone number (as long as you’re both registered with your bank). Instant and free

    • MasterOBee Master/King@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Same with us. I don’t know what these other folks are talking about. I transfer seemlessly between my accounts at different banks.