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I am still not sure how Dwolla works. Do I have to deposit money in my account to pay? Does it get the money from my bank account? How do they achieve low trans
by tzz 15y ago
I am still not sure how Dwolla works. Do I have to deposit money in my account to pay? Does it get the money from my bank account? How do they achieve low transaction fees? Why don't they explain this on their website? All it says is:
New technologies are putting our lives, our communities,
and our world at the tips of our fingers. At Dwolla,
we're using those same ideas to build a new payment
experience that's powered by you.
The above statement doesn't communicate anything other than it is a payment service. Well, there are a lot of payment services. What is unique about Dwolla?
- jarcoal 15y agoAs far as I know, they are using ACH's to get money in and out of the service (which has the disadvantage of taking a couple days, hence Dwolla Instant). The low fees are simply their differentiation technique.
- bgilroy26 15y agoIt does get the money from your bank account. It's like a debit card service without a card. As far as I know the difference between what they make on transactions and what credit card companies make is that they don't have a fraud management unit and they also just take in a lot less profit than the traditional cards do.
- libraryatnight 15y agoThe FAQ seems to explain a little better (a little) http://help.dwolla.com/customer/portal/articles/87210-what-is-dwolla-and-how-does-it-work- http://help.dwolla.com/customer/portal/articles/87210-what-i...