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by s17n 1713 days ago
There's no way to do peer to peer direct bank transfers in the US.

Also, in the US, credit card providers accept all liability for fraud, as a consumer there's no way you will ever lose money to credit card fraud.

2 comments

ACH does work, but it's just not accessible via an API and such.
How do you send money via ACH? I've never figured out a way to do it. Unless you're talking about the common "link an account" functionality where you do trial deposits, etc...
There’s Zelle, but it lacks universal coverage.