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Is Dwolla a competitor to https://www.simple.com/ ? I'm not sure exactly what their service does - I know it's different than paypal and google checkout from previous articles. Can you use it to pay at brick and mortar stores like a debit card? It seems like it would only be useful if all merchants already accept it. Am I missing something or can someone explain it to me better?


No.

Simple provides an alternative on-line banking front-end through agency agreements with banks.

Dwolla provides a mobile payment service and Bitcoin routing services.


Thanks - so essentially they're just a better digital currency exchange platform? Better pricing and more features, but still have to build up their network of people who accept their transactions?


Yes, they're one of our competitors in that space, and everyone faces the same challenge getting started, plus regulatory issues.


Here's a better description I found somewhat buried: http://help.dwolla.com/customer/portal/articles/87210-what-i...




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