• Lumidaub@feddit.org
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    7 months ago

    I still don’t know why USians don’t simply use bank transfers. Uses neither cash nor credit cards, perfectly easy.

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      7 months ago

      Our banks make it a pain in the ass and I don’t know any stores that would accept it

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      7 months ago

      Bank transfers here take 3 days typically. And that’s business days, so add another one if it’s after 4:30 pm, also Saturday, Sunday, and holidays don’t count.

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        7 months ago

        That’s what it was like here not so long ago. It can occasionally still take that long if you’re sending money to another bank. Same for weekends and holidays. We still seem to get by just fine?

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          7 months ago

          Banks and other financial institutions invest our money during the float (the period of time between deposit and the money showing up in the account).