Re:Square Cash
by ketralnis on Wednesday October 16, 2013 @02:30AM
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> Are you serious? Why would _anyone_ design a system like this?
Because it's descended from writing simple letters of credit (and by this I literally mean a letter that says "Hey bank, pay John here $15 out of my account kthx"), and giant ancient heavily regulated institutions are terrified of change.
The system wasn't designed exactly, it just sort of evolved
Re:Square Cash
by pjc50 on Wednesday October 16, 2013 @08:12AM
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Also, the US has a very weak culture of consumer protection and regulation; solutions that require co-operation between competing entities are much harder to get off the ground. See the ACA software mess.
Because it's descended from writing simple letters of credit (and by this I literally mean a letter that says "Hey bank, pay John here $15 out of my account kthx"), and giant ancient heavily regulated institutions are terrified of change.
The system wasn't designed exactly, it just sort of evolved