In a meeting last week we were talking about T+2 challenges. Certainly Robinhood has brought these back to light. Companies these days are commonly raising capital left and right just to fund payments. The thing is, T+2 is going away right before our very eyes and pre-funding requirements are now being solved through various mechanisms.… Continue reading Solving T+2
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Back @ Work. Appreciating Power of Platform.
After ~4 months on sabbatical I returned to work at Dwolla this week. I wasn't sure how I would feel but I'm happy to be pleasantly sitting here Saturday morning reflecting with a smile on my face. This week was really nice. I'm aware that my perspective has shifted after some time to think. I… Continue reading Back @ Work. Appreciating Power of Platform.
$1,000,000 in liquidity for $164.38. Solving for real-time with a bit of cash.
The topic of funds availability came up with a large potential partner on a call a few weeks ago. When funds are available to the recipient in an electronic transaction is more often than not a function of the Transfer Type that's being used to exchange money. In the US, there are many Transfer Types… Continue reading $1,000,000 in liquidity for $164.38. Solving for real-time with a bit of cash.
Talking Programmable Payments with Currency Cloud
I had an opportunity to talk with Jeff Forkin at Currency Cloud a few weeks ago about programmable payments and the approach we've taken at Dwolla. You can listen to the discussion below. Looking back on when I was first introduced to the Currency Cloud team and Stephen Lemon, it's amazing how far FinTech has… Continue reading Talking Programmable Payments with Currency Cloud
Sessions of money, data, and trust
The internet is full of sessions. From the most the most obvious to obscure — browser sessions, driving a car, phone calls, playing a game, and too many other examples to list. One of the design considerations for Dwolla's Labels technology was how to grant access to something that can't own an asset. Like a… Continue reading Sessions of money, data, and trust
Building a $10M+ revenue business on the Dwolla ecosystem
The Dwolla ecosystem is now big enough that businesses can be built around it and start generating substantial revenue. I was talking to a friend the other day who was thinking about starting a new company and I laughingly mentioned the fastest path to revenue I knew of right now was to build around the… Continue reading Building a $10M+ revenue business on the Dwolla ecosystem
Understanding Dwolla Customer Types
When building a Dwolla platform application it's important to understand the Customer Types you can use. These are building blocks for your funds flows and the right end user experience. There are 3 Customer Types to understand. They are outlined on the Dwolla developer website but lately I find myself drawing them on a whiteboard… Continue reading Understanding Dwolla Customer Types
Servicing millions of end users through one Dwolla integration
Dwolla released support for third party technical integrations this week. This is substantial for our clients because it opens up connectivity between applications built on Dwolla, and also opens up connectivity to third parties. For businesses, it's a way to reach millions of end users through a single integration. For existing Dwolla clients, it's a… Continue reading Servicing millions of end users through one Dwolla integration
Inclusion & Influence
The Dwolla team just finish a meaningful design update. There are some influences under the hood I know that won't get covered in other ways and it inspired me to write about them. The pride flag I work at a place that strives to not only walk the walk but not hide from our position… Continue reading Inclusion & Influence
A real-time dashboard for bank transfers
At the end of last year, Dwolla's white label APIs started to ship and it kicked off a number of projects internally. One of those internal projects was re-thinking the way information is delivered to developers building applications that leverage Dwolla for ACH transfers. The concept for the project was to create an insightful view for developers and their business counterparts. It… Continue reading A real-time dashboard for bank transfers