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by zstiefler 3958 days ago
Xendit — Venmo for Southeast Asia

Xfers — PayPal for Southeast Asia

Seems like a direct conflict?

2 comments

I wouldn't say so. I send my friends money I owe them through Venmo. I make most of my online purchases through PayPal. There's rarely a time where I can substitute one for the other. Although, I don't know the details of the two companies in question.
Fun fact: PayPal owns Venmo. They've tried to keep it quiet because the Venmo brand is much stronger independent from the various screw-ups and annoyances of PayPal.

The big difference: PayPal is for the computer, Venmo is for the smartphone.

I do all my Venmo-ing on a computer. I'd be curious to know if I was just an isolated case.