Author Topic: Does anyone know Venmo? This is just what we need for BTS as a payments service  (Read 1042 times)

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Offline JonnyB

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I run a btc wallet similar to venmo that lets you send to phone numbers. Its a free service because it's centralised. I though about migrating accounts and transactions to bitshares but the fees are off putting.

its called www.telebit.org
I run the @bitshares twitter handle
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*This is just what we need for BitShares if we want to use it as a payments service. There are many of them already and I kind of feel that's useless to compete right now, we just need to focus on the exchange part, Bond Markets, etc, but I felt like I should share this, take a look. This seems popular but I only discovered it today lol

https://venmo.com/about/product/

Send money securely
Pay anyone instantly using money you have in Venmo or link a bank account or debit card in seconds.

Connect with people (this seems nice for Muse since it's more into entertainment and social networking)
Remember the moments you share with friends. Split dinner, send a birthday gift, or just say hello.

Quickly transfer money to your bank.
Move money from Venmo to your bank account in as little as one business day.


So, gateway, plus a fun way to send money to friends and share stuff and you can start using it by just using your Facebook account, + it can be used with debit card - that's right, NanoCard @ccedk this is what we need for the mainstream. So basicaly on top of having the nanocard, we can almost hangout with bitshares in our pockets and send it to friends. They can already do this with BitShares, yes, but this is about social reach, it's about social networks and the ability to go viral!!
Only problem I see is this:
Pay family and friends in the US with a phone number or email, whether or not they have Venmo — all they need to do is create a Venmo account to claim their payment

I dont know if the app can only be used in teh US or if teh only thing that can is restricted to the US is sending stuff through mail to someone who doesnt have venmo? Idk. Either way this sounds pretty cool.

Imagine a crypto project using the blockchain using this. Maybe it's similar to Abra without the "human ATM" part?

https://venmo.com/get-in-touch/
https://help.venmo.com/customer/portal/topics/688601-business/articles


I guess this would be up for whoever's into payments (CCEDK? or Remition?). Priorities are exchange features now.
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