PayPal enabling instant bank money transfers for U.S. users with eligible Mastercard and Visa debit cards

Briefing

PayPal enabling instant bank money transfers for U.S. users with eligible Mastercard and Visa debit cards

August 16, 2017

Briefing

  • Instant Bank Transfers – PayPal launching instant bank money transfers for U.S. clients using bank accounts supported by MasterCard and Visa debit cards
  • Service Details – Delivers funds to bank accounts typically in minutes, with some banks taking up to 30 minutes, and costs $0.25 per transaction, regardless of amount
  • Commercial Availability – Currently limited to selected PayPal users only, with wider availability to both Paypal and Venmo users expected in coming months of 2017
  • Intensifying Competition – Include Square Cash, which charges one percent fee for similar service, Zelle, new service provider backed by over 30 U.S. banks and Apple's peer-to-peer payment system through iMessage which will launch in fall 2017

Market Disruption

Sector

Financial Services

Organization

PayPal Inc.

Source

Original Publication Date

June 20, 2017

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