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All of these things (healthcare, buying products...) require money transfer. So by making payments frictionless, you're diminishing friction in these things too

• pasc1878 3y ago
  Healthcare does not require money transfer for the consumer. (Well in a non third world country).
  • helsinkiandrew 3y ago
    > Healthcare does not require money transfer for the consumer. (Well in a non third world country). I think the commenter was suggesting that by making health care frictionless people are more likely to use it. There is ultimately money going from consumer to health care provider - whether that's later with an invoice or indirectly via payments to insurance company and from them to the health provider (or taxes for a government provided healthcare). But if you don't have to get out your credit card on each doctors visit, people will go more often.
  • urda 3y ago
    Healthcare, and other issues you care about, are not immune to the laws of supply and demand just because you slapped your "this is important gang" sticker on it. Healthcare will always require money transfer.
    • pasc1878 3y ago
      Money transfer is not required from the person who is ill. I am in the UK and if I am ill I don't pay anyone to go to hospital. I have already paid through taxes and national insurance and those get deducted from my pay packet by my employer so for me and many in the Western world phone payments are not relevant for healthcare.