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I believe there is a big value in touristic areas, once they allow it globally. If tourists can pay easily without needing money exchange bevorhand this can inc

I believe there is a big value in touristic areas, once they allow it globally. If tourists can pay easily without needing money exchange bevorhand this can increase spendings. Risk is that the app might show values in home currency, which makes total ripoffs more transparent (but can encourage with a "oh so cheap!") The long play: Once tourists are happy with it they go home and want to pay that way at home, too.

antaviana 6y ago
Do you want to give your personal phone number to anyone you buy something from?
- reidjs 6y ago
  Do you think there will be a way to pay anonymously?
  - cute_boi 6y ago
    never heard of crypto?
  - vats 6y ago
    Cash payments can already be done anonymously.
- johannes1234321 6y ago
  Whether I am willing is secundary. I observed the impact of WhatsApp (without payment) in indonesia where free basics / internet.org made WhatsApp the ubiquitous communication channel for talking to the hostels landlord, the taxi driver, the restaurant, ... using anything else causes costs, which they wanted to avoid. If that now also handles the payment for the taxi or hotel or whatever it's the clear choice ... If I like it or not. For my agenda I'd rip Facebook apart. But that only counts a little in reality.