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Re:Venmo Five Years Ago by DanBC on Wednesday October 21, 2015 @03:03PM (#10427749)
When you say cheque I think "fax", or "betamax" or "pager number".
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Re:Venmo Five Years Ago by toomuchtodo on Wednesday October 21, 2015 @03:05PM (#10427768)
Unfortunately, America hasn't reached the same level of financial sophistication as the UK regarding money transfers. It will eventually, obsoleting hacks like Venmo.
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Re:Venmo Five Years Ago by pkamb on Wednesday October 21, 2015 @03:32PM (#10428001)
What is the sophisticated UK alternative to Venmo?
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Re:Venmo Five Years Ago by toomuchtodo on Wednesday October 21, 2015 @03:42PM (#10428078)
https://www.vocalink.com/

http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2013/10/04/229224964/episo... is a Planet Money episode that goes into details of how it works.

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Re:Venmo Five Years Ago by phormat on Wednesday October 21, 2015 @05:12PM (#10428740)
https://tilt.com
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