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Very cool, I signed up for a trial to kick the tires! I created a tool that helps people stay on top of shared transactions (https://reconcile.app/ https://rec

Very cool, I signed up for a trial to kick the tires! I created a tool that helps people stay on top of shared transactions (https://reconcile.app/ https://reconcile.app/) a few years ago and have recently been working on another iteration of it that has some similarities to what you've built, but with a focus on couples who share much of but not all of their financial lives.

stpn 3y ago
Woah, neat! It seems like we had pretty similar thinking for the kinds of workflows you'd want. It looks like you have an Venmo integration ("Sent to Venmo" in screenshots) which I haven't quite cracked yet - curious if you're willing to talk about how it works. Tender has venmo via plaid, but it only supports importing tx, not initiating payments/requests. I thought about either: integrating unofficially (https://github.com/mmohades/VenmoApiDocumentation https://github.com/mmohades/VenmoApiDocumentation) or just doing links to venmo payment (i.e. venmo.com/user?pay=500) and having some way to import venmo contacts Neither seems great from a UX or security perspective.
- goleary 3y ago
  Yeah, my solution is just using a deep link - I'm unable to track whether or not the payment is completed due to the lack of a Venmo API. I wrote about how it works here: https://gabeoleary.com/posts/venmo-deeplinking-including-from-web-apps https://gabeoleary.com/posts/venmo-deeplinking-including-fro... When I wrote this it only worked on mobile. The deep link would take one into the app with the amount/details etc prefilled out. Just tested and it looks like the same format works on desktop now too. I had until just now not realized that Plaid has a Venmo integration. I could imagine using the deep link to begin the transaction and then using the plaid connection to look for it's completion...

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Very cool, I signed up for a trial to kick the tires! I created a tool that helps people stay on top of shared transactions (https://reconcile.app/ https://rec

by goleary 3y ago

stpn 3y ago
Woah, neat! It seems like we had pretty similar thinking for the kinds of workflows you'd want. It looks like you have an Venmo integration ("Sent to Venmo" in screenshots) which I haven't quite cracked yet - curious if you're willing to talk about how it works. Tender has venmo via plaid, but it only supports importing tx, not initiating payments/requests. I thought about either: integrating unofficially (https://github.com/mmohades/VenmoApiDocumentation https://github.com/mmohades/VenmoApiDocumentation) or just doing links to venmo payment (i.e. venmo.com/user?pay=500) and having some way to import venmo contacts Neither seems great from a UX or security perspective.
- goleary 3y ago
  Yeah, my solution is just using a deep link - I'm unable to track whether or not the payment is completed due to the lack of a Venmo API. I wrote about how it works here: https://gabeoleary.com/posts/venmo-deeplinking-including-from-web-apps https://gabeoleary.com/posts/venmo-deeplinking-including-fro... When I wrote this it only worked on mobile. The deep link would take one into the app with the amount/details etc prefilled out. Just tested and it looks like the same format works on desktop now too. I had until just now not realized that Plaid has a Venmo integration. I could imagine using the deep link to begin the transaction and then using the plaid connection to look for it's completion...