[foobarbazetc]

Love the down votes -- he didn't say different bank, did he? Funnily enough, money also moves between accounts at the same bank.

My bank transfers to other banks take a couple of hours, but I don't live in the US. The money comes out of the account instantly though.

I think it's a bit of a stretch to say that a bank doesn't need transactions.

As for credit cards, that's great, but that doesn't address what he said, which is that it's an analog experience, which it isn't. Also, it depends on the bank, but there's generally an available balance and a credit limit. Credit card payments come out of the available balance instantly. I'm pretty sure that's running in a transaction. :)

What happens between then and actual acquisition is irrelevant.

Anyway, the point isn't the technical details, or how implementations differ. The point is that the argument presented is flat out wrong (in this case). Banks are a completely different beast to your web 2.0 startup. :)

[benblack]

"My bank transfers to other banks take a couple of hours, but I don't live in the US. The money comes out of the account instantly though."

Within a single banking entity (and what you see as your bank might in fact be a composite of numerous such entities), you may see this _apparently_ transactional behavior. Between banking entities you certainly don't. There is no 2PC over SWIFT.

Crushed your dreams. Sorry.

[moonpolysoft]

> My bank transfers to other banks take a couple of hours, but I don't live in the US. The money comes out of the account instantly though.

What happens between the time the money is debited from one account and it shows up in the other? Hint: it's not a transaction in the ACID sense of the term.

I would address the rest of what you say, but I'm afraid I cannot help you on your reading comprehension. I encourage you to read the article. All the words please.