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by nathancahill 1794 days ago
Wow, you aren't kidding. Even the copy on the landing page is a Spanish translation of Wagestream's landing page.
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At first I thought I was looking at a newly-launched Spanish brand of Wagestream (they have launched in other countries under different names, so it wouldn't be unexpected).

I know Payflow has a subtly different value proposition (not charging for withdrawals). And it's totally conceivable that this is the obvious UI for this feature set, but it's really hard to miss the glaring similarities.

Indeed! We really like the idea of making the employer pay for it. We think it makes it a better benefit if the employee doesn’t have to pay.
Oh, that's why the copy read so weird!

As a native Spanish speaker, the text read awkwardly. I chalked it up to regional differences (LatAm v. Spain) but this explains a lot..

Who fancies making Cashriver?
What exactly is the same? I just checked and they look different.
In addition to the app screenshots mentioned by a sibling, look at the marketing materials. Many of the headers are a translation of Wagestream's headers, and the branding is all focused around circles in much the same way (most obviously in the app screenshots, but they both re-use the image of the circular slider in multiple places on the page).

To top it off, Payflow is a (near) synonym for Wagestream.

Scroll down to the app screenshots on payflow.es and wagestream.com. The UI for withdrawing cash is pretty much identical.
Thanks, yes it looks like a 1:1 copy. Interestingly, the founders reply to other questions here but not to the copy accusation.
In fact, only just yesterday, someone asked me “how come Wagestream copied your UX/UI?” ;)
So... is the ;) an admission that you copied theirs? Does YC know about this?