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Which transfers aren't important though? I don't imagine anyone expects less than 100% performance when it comes to sending their own money. I was shocked at h

• swores 3y ago
  Obviously everyone wants 100%, but there's still a big difference between sending a friend $20 (if you're someone who, if something goes wrong, can afford to send a second $20 without really noticing your bank balance change) vs sending somebody 50k.
  • throwaheyy 3y ago
    I'd disagree. For financial services, one cent unaccounted for is failure.
    • swores 3y ago
      Of course it's a failure, but the context was whether all transactions are equally important from a user point of view, not the business point of view. If a financial company fucks up and loses me $20 because of it, it could mean I never use that company again (because how can I trust them not to fuck up for more money next time, if they don't fix this time?) but it doesn't make me feel that the $20 lost is important.
      • throwaheyy 3y ago
        I dunno. When I first used PayPal.com as a teenager, $20 was pretty important to me.