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The amount of time it takes for me to move my own money between my own accounts pisses me off mightily. I can pay to have an "instant" transfer but that is just
by rorykoehler 5y ago
The amount of time it takes for me to move my own money between my own accounts pisses me off mightily. I can pay to have an "instant" transfer but that is just double dipping by the banks for a service that should be provided in the cost I'm already paying for my accounts. Crypto currently has far greater UX challenges but once these are fixed this is where crypto can win.
- arcticbull 5y agoFree, instant transfers are already the status quo in a lot of the world, as of course they do not require blockchain. SEPA Instant Payment in the EU, for instance. In fact they're way faster than a Bitcoin transaction much of the time - and obviously way less expensive ($0 vs. $5-60). The US is moving to 24/7 free, instant payments as RTP rolls out. [1] The US has been quite far behind historically on this front however they are closing this gap, probably motivated in no small part by Bitcoin. [1] https://www.theclearinghouse.org/payment-systems/rtp https://www.theclearinghouse.org/payment-systems/rtp
- xvilka 5y agoWhile it's true in some regions, most of the globe banking is still very slow. In any digital currency, like cryptocoins of CBDC it's the same globally, not per region.
- arcticbull 5y agoGlobal transfers are slow because they generally undergo some form of manual review for risk and AML/KYC. Crypto is fast because it pretends that this isn't a requirement. That only works as long as it's small enough people don't care. Once people care, things will look a lot different than they do now. There's no reason whatsoever that a crypto payment would be faster than a traditional payment - in fact, there's a ton of reasons the lower bound is much slower. This is an intentional process decision, combined with some (replaceable) outdated technology. However, the former strictly dominates the latter.
- rorykoehler 5y agoFunnily enough my transferwise international payments are basically instant.
- arcticbull 5y agoWith Borderless/Multi-Currency it's even cooler, since it grants you local banking details in many different locales, so someone can pay you via ACH, FedWire, SEPA, EFT, etc and have that value reflected in your account almost immediately (depending on the transfer method) and (depending on the transfer method) without charge.
- jkepler 5y agoIsn't this convenience at the cost of trusting a third party, I.e. Transferwise, with your money? They can unilaterally hold, delay, or stop you from using your money.
- arcticbull 5y agoYes, that is true, however Wise is a heavily regulated entity (in the sense that they are regulated simultaneously by a number of global regulators). Broadly speaking they would have to have a very good reason - a legal one - to preclude you from accessing your money. The flip side is you have a legal pathway to recovering your value in the unlikely situation you describe. Pros and cons.
- rorykoehler 5y agoCosts me €1.50 per transfer in Germany. Also costs me in Singapore. It should just be the be default.
- puranjay 5y agoHere in India, I can make transfers via UPI for free. For larger amounts, I can use IMPS which costs INR 5 ($0.067). Both are instant and have highly usable apps from trustworthy providers.
- rorykoehler 5y agoI guess in India they can’t get away with this nonsense
- dustymcp 5y agoLol really i can internally move all the money around i will for free, this must be an american problem ?
- rorykoehler 5y agoI’m in Germany
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