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Can a random Venezuelan sign up for Zelle? I needed an SSN if I recall correctly (in the US at least). And yes, I've donated to the Ukrainian military through
by generationP 4y ago
Can a random Venezuelan sign up for Zelle? I needed an SSN if I recall correctly (in the US at least).
And yes, I've donated to the Ukrainian military through https://uahelp.monobank.ua/ https://uahelp.monobank.ua/ , with a normal credit card donation. But these are slightly different things. One is a catch-all army account, which will probably take its time to percolate the money to whomever the higher-ups think needs it most. The other are grassroots initiatives supporting small divisions or local ter-oboronas (and yes, some of them are probably fake, but I don't think the majority is; it's a risk you take when you're funding anything). Neither replaces the other; in a war, there are things that the central government can do that a local volunteer bataillon can't, and vice versa.
- yks 4y agoYou can send money to any Ukrainian bank account via SWIFT. This includes all personal bank accounts. A recipient needs to lookup the bank's SWIFT code and IBAN which can be non-obvious but working with crypto is also non-obvious. Fees vary as do crypto fees. Crypto is not a qualitative improvement here, it's just one option out of many with pros/cons.
- generationP 4y agoFor many Americans, SWIFT is harder than crypto. I don't think I can transfer via SWIFT without physically going to my bank here in the US.