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petcattoday at 1:29 PM7 repliesview on HN

> A Frenchman using Wero will be able to transfer money to a Spanish friend on Bizum, with the same simplicity as a domestic payment.

Have you seen the new money app? It's on Tubu. It's on Weeno. I'm on Dippy but my friend is on Poob. Poob has it for you.


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btowntoday at 1:33 PM

For the uninitiated: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/poob-has-it-for-you

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sgjohnsontoday at 2:13 PM

> > A Frenchman using Wero will be able to transfer money to a Spanish friend on Bizum, with the same simplicity as a domestic payment.

SEPA Instant Payments also solves that.

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atonsetoday at 1:34 PM

LOL thank you domain squatters. I can't think of any other reason why startups often always have the most ridiculous names.

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p2detartoday at 1:35 PM

Sounds totally fine to me. I guess just like there are many Mastodon instances: mastodon.social, fosstodon, infosec.exchange, mas.to, etc., but one protocol by which they talk to each other.

fontaintoday at 1:33 PM

I’m 50. All startup news looks like this:

“Payments via Zoosha? K-smog and Batboy launch new startup.”

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bad_usernametoday at 2:05 PM

I can feel Galactus's pain.

kometoday at 1:35 PM

ahahah!

so true. those names are silly. also, French and Spanish can already send money for free via IBAN / SEPA

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