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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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Venmo/ Paypal Alternatives (kbin.run)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago (4 children)

BTC lightning.

Why are you annoyed by Paypal and Venmo? What do you want changed? KYC and these companies having control of your money is common on all these everyday platforms. If you want a real change you need to use self custodial non-KYC crypto currencies.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I'm annoyed by Paypal, Venmo (and other similar vehicles) because they use what should be a simple process (one person giving money to another person) to invade our privacy and to siphon value towards billionaires. I'd rather be able to transfer funds with the simplicity and precision of giving the person standing before me a 'fiver'. And without someone else making bank off the transaction, for clarity's sake.

KYC defined: "The Know Your Client (KYC) or Know Your Customer (KYC) is a process to verify the identity and other credentials of a financial services user. KYC is a regulatory process of ascertaining the identity and other information of a financial services user." https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/wealth-management/know-your-client-kyc/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago

Zelle is the closest acceptable alternative to PayPal, Venmo, and Cash App.

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