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You're describing PayPal. Splitting a bill at a restaurant using your phones (or Palm Pilots back then) was its founding story 14 years ago. [1] Now 230 million
by dangrossman 14y ago
You're describing PayPal. Splitting a bill at a restaurant using your phones (or Palm Pilots back then) was its founding story 14 years ago. [1] Now 230 million people have accounts -- surely you've heard of it?
1: http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/1999/07/20958 http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/1999/07/20958
- Xcelerate 14y agoSo... how do I actually use PayPal to do such a thing now?
- dangrossman 14y ago> Is there an app for my phone where I can just click on his Facebook picture or enter his email and transfer that amount to him? Click Send Money, enter his e-mail address and the amount, press send. Or if you both have the right phones, just bump them together. http://i.imgur.com/p1Gq5.jpg http://i.imgur.com/p1Gq5.jpg You can use the native app on iOS or Android, or use the website.
- Xcelerate 14y agoThanks for the information. I didn't realize Paypal had such a convenient way of doing that. > Why do I feel like I'm being punked? Maybe because I haven't heard of every feature that every single web service has to offer?? Just a guess.
- jpau 14y agoSend it to their email address associated with Paypal. Here in Australia, I've never seen it used for such. The big banks have launched apps for this purpose, though (eg Commonwealth Bank's "KaChing" app). http://www.commbank.com.au/mobile/commbank-kaching/what-is-kaching.html http://www.commbank.com.au/mobile/commbank-kaching/what-is-k...