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Re:Stripe can make automatic LLCs but a wire transfer from C... by cortesoft on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @07:05PM (#22050541)
If they care so much about fraud, why do they use things like phone numbers and social security numbers for verification?
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Re:Stripe can make automatic LLCs but a wire transfer from C... by manigandham on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @09:29PM (#22051282)
What else should they use that average people would understand?
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Re:Stripe can make automatic LLCs but a wire transfer from C... by closeparen on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @11:12PM (#22051702)
Well, they already run the world's largest infrastructure for hardware tokens with crypto processors in them.
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Re:Stripe can make automatic LLCs but a wire transfer from C... by manigandham on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @05:30AM (#22053135)
Cards are already used when they're available for transactions and interactions (atms, branch visits).

Also having a card doesn't mean it's your card, that's what the personal verification is for.

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