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It's a great problem to solve, and killing the payday loan industry is a good thing to do. Out of curiosity, why is the app UI and feature set practically iden
by andrewingram 5y ago
It's a great problem to solve, and killing the payday loan industry is a good thing to do.
Out of curiosity, why is the app UI and feature set practically identical to Wagestream (I worked there last year, so i'm pretty familiar with it)?
- nathancahill 5y agoWow, you aren't kidding. Even the copy on the landing page is a Spanish translation of Wagestream's landing page.
- robertlagrant 5y agoWho fancies making Cashriver?
- ck_one 5y agoWhat exactly is the same? I just checked and they look different.
- shever 5y agoScroll down to the app screenshots on payflow.es and wagestream.com. The UI for withdrawing cash is pretty much identical.
- ck_one 5y agoThanks, yes it looks like a 1:1 copy. Interestingly, the founders reply to other questions here but not to the copy accusation.
- lolinder 5y agoIn addition to the app screenshots mentioned by a sibling, look at the marketing materials. Many of the headers are a translation of Wagestream's headers, and the branding is all focused around circles in much the same way (most obviously in the app screenshots, but they both re-use the image of the circular slider in multiple places on the page). To top it off, Payflow is a (near) synonym for Wagestream.
- andrewingram 5y agoAt first I thought I was looking at a newly-launched Spanish brand of Wagestream (they have launched in other countries under different names, so it wouldn't be unexpected). I know Payflow has a subtly different value proposition (not charging for withdrawals). And it's totally conceivable that this is the obvious UI for this feature set, but it's really hard to miss the glaring similarities.
- asukhwani 5y agoIndeed! We really like the idea of making the employer pay for it. We think it makes it a better benefit if the employee doesn’t have to pay.
- sergiomattei 5y agoOh, that's why the copy read so weird! As a native Spanish speaker, the text read awkwardly. I chalked it up to regional differences (LatAm v. Spain) but this explains a lot..
- portman 5y agoSincerest form of flattery. Plenty of room in this market for all players.
- asukhwani 5y agoIndeed… We think it’s a better way to get paid and we hope that one day everyone will get paid on-demand (worldwide). Let’s make that happen! ;)
- asukhwani 5y agoInteresting observation! There are 100+ startups in the world trying to help with on-demand pay! Most of them have a very similar UX/UI.
- lolinder 5y agoBelow are the top few products that turn up in a Google search for "on-demand pay". None have the circle-focused branding that you copied from Wagestream, and none (except Payflow) are synonyms for Wagestream. A suggestion: you seem to recognize that it's too late to deny that you copied Wagestream's branding wholesale. Commenting repeatedly on this thread implicitly acknowledging the fact while not addressing it head on is not a good look. * https://www.dailypay.com/ https://www.dailypay.com/ * https://www.ceridian.com/products/dayforce/payroll/on-demand-pay https://www.ceridian.com/products/dayforce/payroll/on-demand... * https://www.paylocity.com/our-products/payroll/on-demand-payment/ https://www.paylocity.com/our-products/payroll/on-demand-pay...