Moov reposted this
I’ve been waiting a long time to share this one. Moov Money is an idea I’ve believed in for years, long before we had a name for it or knew exactly what it would become. I’ve spent most of my career thinking about how money moves, and one thing that has always bothered me is how often we solve a payments problem by asking people to adopt something new. (xkcd Standards) P2P is a perfect example. Sending money to another person should be one of the simplest things we do. Instead, we’ve gotten used to asking, “What app do you use?” If you’re not on the same one, someone has to download something, create an account, or find another way. Meanwhile, so much of what we need to solve that problem is already here. Hundreds of millions of people carry debit cards. Mastercard and Visa have spent decades building the networks behind them. Banks, Brokerages, neo-banks, and credit unions already have the relationships and trust. Every consumer already has an iPhone or Android device. We started there. There’s an incredible amount of work hidden behind that simple idea. Seeing Moov Money come to life with Visa and Mastercard, and knowing how much our team put into getting here, makes today a pretty special one for me. I wrote more about where the idea came from, why we built it this way, what I hope it can mean for the future of P2P, and why I care so much. https://lnkd.in/g6gSHBnc