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by cydrobolt 3845 days ago
Paypyrus being based on Venmo, we cannot guarantee payment if the bill creator decides to revoke our authorisation or delete the bill. This is due to Venmo's friend-to-friend model, which we are based on. No bot accounts are allowed, so the money is never placed in our hands. It is a direct P2P payment between friends, presumably.

This would be analogous to a bank check rather than a paper bill. Since it is not legal tender and there is no middleman in the transaction, it could not be spent (or stolen) as easily as a dollar bill.