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Solving Big Startup Problems With Email: The Square Case
- tonylemesmer 13y agoI haven't used Squarecash so not sure how it solves the problem of phishing. Reciving an email, clicking a link and typing in my credit card / bank details. Are we just expected to trust Square?
- elie_CH 13y agoThis was discussed in this thread :) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6557516 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6557516
- dominiclee 13y agoIt's as easy as Paypal (or easier) using email to sending money. If they can figure out the secure concern (time will tell) or say it's 100 percent secure, it would be quite awesome. I agree, not sure how it prevents spoofing or email being compromised problem.
- elie_CH 13y agoIt wasn't that easy for Paypal :) http://ecorner.stanford.edu/authorMaterialInfo.html?mid=1028 http://ecorner.stanford.edu/authorMaterialInfo.html?mid=1028
- wbeckler 13y agoI don't see how it solves a bigger problem: no use cases. Paypal started out trying to make it easier for people to give each other money. That foundered, so they pivoted into a commercial payment tool. It's like Square is reenacting the Paypal timeline backwards.