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Re:Introducing Snapcash by steakejjs on Monday November 17, 2014 @03:58PM (#8620514)
Seems like this might impose on Clinkle quite a bit? Who is going to download clinkle when they can do the same thing from snapchat?

Seems neat to me, and pretty unexpected. One scary thing is just how bad a lot of passwords are for mobile applications. I'm sure it is even easier to brute force passwords on mobile and send a snapcash to yourself

Re:Introducing Snapcash by Igglyboo on Monday November 17, 2014 @03:59PM (#8620526)
https://twitter.com/mrgan/status/384780273721696256

—"I'd like to, uh… "pay with clinkle."

—"Excuse me?"

—"Uh, pay with… clinkle?"

—"Do you need the key to the restroom?"

—"Pay… with… clinkle"

Re:Introducing Snapcash by untog on Monday November 17, 2014 @04:06PM (#8620573)
Who is going to download clinkle

Let me stop you right there...

Re:Introducing Snapcash by josephpmay on Monday November 17, 2014 @04:13PM (#8620615)
People are already using Venmo. Nobody is going to switch to Snapcash or Clinkle.
Re:Introducing Snapcash by derwiki on Monday November 17, 2014 @04:17PM (#8620646)
But Venmo hasn't won. Outside the Valley, I don't know anyone who uses it. (although, mostly the same with SquareCash)
Re:Introducing Snapcash by djhunt on Monday November 17, 2014 @05:02PM (#8620949)
I was surprised to come here and see all the positives for Venmo. I have zero interest in a payment service that is going to hold my money until I request a cash out. Here in the midwest, I've been able to convince suburban parents to use Square Cash via the email cc feature. It's about as painless as it can get, particularly when they still send checks around to each other all the time.
Re:Introducing Snapcash by justinv on Monday November 17, 2014 @05:18PM (#8621049)
Anecdotally, as a college student on the east coast, I know a ton of people who use Venmo (I use it myself).

However, this same group of people uses Snapchat as well.

Re:Introducing Snapcash by untog on Monday November 17, 2014 @04:21PM (#8620665)
Agreed. Most people I know use Chase QuickPay, of all things.
Re:Introducing Snapcash by saryant on Monday November 17, 2014 @07:31PM (#8621759)
It caught on in San Antonio for a bit but seems to have lost all marketshare to Square.
Re:Introducing Snapcash by adam419 on Monday November 17, 2014 @09:55PM (#8622145)
Here in Seattle many people use it, and I know of people who use it in Chicago