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FYI there is no similar equivalent here in the UK, so I wouldn't assume...

• JoeMalt 6y ago
  Unlike a lot of countries, the UK has free and near-instant bank transfers which seem to be a de facto standard for things like splitting bills with friends. Incidentally I tried to use Venmo while in the US, but the app was geo-blocked so I couldn’t install it with a Google Play account set to the UK.
  • filleduchaos 6y ago
    > Unlike a lot of countries Interestingly, you might actually have that a bit backwards - North America is the only place I know of that doesn't have free (or with a fee of a few cents), near-instant bank transfers. It actually surprised me how backwards the banking system seemed the first time I was in the US (coming from West Africa).
    • frosted-flakes 6y ago
      Canada does. See my other comment about it: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23558111 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23558111