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Privacy@lemmy.ml · 5 months ago

Venmo/ Paypal Alternatives

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Venmo/ Paypal Alternatives

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Privacy@lemmy.ml · 5 months ago

I’ve long been annoyed that everyone, including myself uses Paypal/ Venmo for moving money around. What alternatives do you find useful? Here’s a list (https://alternativeto.net/software/venmo/). GNU Taler looks viable (https://taler.net/en/index.html). I would love to have your thoughts!

Edit: Thanks for everyone’s input. I really appreciate it. <3

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I would never use Zelle:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/06/business/payments-fraud-zelle-banks.html

https://abc7.com/bank-of-america-zelle-scam-refunds-wire-transfer-bofa/11129385/

https://www.avanan.com/blog/zelle-phishing

I knew a few not-so-smart people with BoA accounts that got funds drained because phished.

Some sim hyjacking specifically to drain Zelle accounts:

https://www.theregister.com/2023/11/28/serial_cybercriminal_and_scammer_sentenced/

Sure it’s in the past…but I personally leave Zelle functionality from my Bank turned off.

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