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joanne

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 7100
Location: Morecambe, Lancashire

Posted: Thu Feb 05, 15 10:10 am Post subject: Droplet
https://dropletpay.com/ A new player on the instant payments scene, seems to be a really good way of paying for things and it's free for small merchants. ESTA, Lancaster's Ethical Small Traders Association are heavily promoting it at the moment but it's national in it's approach.

vegplot

Joined: 19 Apr 2007
Posts: 21301
Location: Bethesda, Gwynedd

Posted: Thu Feb 05, 15 10:55 am Post subject:

Nice but it's not cross platform.

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Droplet is only available on iOS and Android devices (this incudes tablets), if the person you send money to doesn't have an iOS or Android device, they won't be able to create an account.

joanne

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 7100
Location: Morecambe, Lancashire

Posted: Thu Feb 05, 15 10:59 am Post subject:

vegplot wrote:

Nice but it's not cross platform.

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Droplet is only available on iOS and Android devices (this incudes tablets), if the person you send money to doesn't have an iOS or Android device, they won't be able to create an account.

It's economy of scale though isn't it, that's still 90% or so of smartphone users! And it doesn't need to be the only method of payment, just another way to pay

vegplot

Joined: 19 Apr 2007
Posts: 21301
Location: Bethesda, Gwynedd

Posted: Thu Feb 05, 15 11:06 am Post subject:
It's not difficult to build a Windows or Blackberry app and capture that 10%. It would be worth it considering the size of the potential market.

joanne

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 7100
Location: Morecambe, Lancashire

Posted: Thu Feb 05, 15 11:16 am Post subject:

vegplot wrote:

It's not difficult to build a Windows or Blackberry app and capture that 10%. It would be worth it considering the size of the potential market.

Maybe they will when Windoze 10 comes out

Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 15425
Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Thu Feb 05, 15 11:17 am Post subject:

vegplot wrote:

It's not difficult to build a Windows or Blackberry app and capture that 10%.

It is not difficult to buy an android, if you think the tool would be useful.

vegplot

Joined: 19 Apr 2007
Posts: 21301
Location: Bethesda, Gwynedd

Posted: Thu Feb 05, 15 11:50 am Post subject:

Hairyloon wrote:

vegplot wrote:

It's not difficult to build a Windows or Blackberry app and capture that 10%.

It is not difficult to buy an android, if you think the tool would be useful.

An easier and much less expensive option is to use another provider.

vegplot

Joined: 19 Apr 2007
Posts: 21301
Location: Bethesda, Gwynedd

Posted: Thu Feb 05, 15 11:56 am Post subject:

joanne wrote:

vegplot wrote:

It's not difficult to build a Windows or Blackberry app and capture that 10%. It would be worth it considering the size of the potential market.

Maybe they will when Windoze 10 comes out

I think you have a typo there.

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Thu Feb 05, 15 12:32 pm Post subject:
Blackberry? Is this a thread from 2003?

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45661
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Feb 05, 15 12:35 pm Post subject:

Nick wrote:

Is this a thread from 2003?

If it was we'd have a chance of winning in Cardiff tomorrow.

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Thu Feb 05, 15 12:41 pm Post subject:

tahir wrote:

Nick wrote:

Is this a thread from 2003?

If it was we'd have a chance of winning in Cardiff tomorrow.

Hah.

(it's not)

robkb

Joined: 29 May 2009
Posts: 4205
Location: SE London

Posted: Thu Feb 05, 15 12:52 pm Post subject:

tahir wrote:

Nick wrote:

Is this a thread from 2003?

If it was we'd have a chance of winning in Cardiff tomorrow.

I don't know if this should be a

or a

Lorrainelovesplants

Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Posts: 6521
Location: Dordogne

Posted: Thu Feb 05, 15 4:39 pm Post subject:
I really do need to catch up with a decent phone....I just grudge it as I have a cheap simple PAYG and only use £30 in 4 months - what would be the point? On the other hand, they DO seem to be able to take videos rather well. Is this why Ill get one? To make videos?

Pilsbury

Joined: 13 Dec 2004
Posts: 5645
Location: East london/Essex

Posted: Thu Feb 05, 15 4:43 pm Post subject:
You can still put your SIM into a second hand smart phone and stay on payg as far as I know, surely the kids have a spare smart phone laying round.

Lorrainelovesplants

Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Posts: 6521
Location: Dordogne

Posted: Thu Feb 05, 15 4:46 pm Post subject:
what you mean the ones with the broken screens? I will ask the remaining child when he returns from college.....

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