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We have other payment systems like credit cards which work that way. The inevitable consequences are that permissions to receive payments are tightly locked down, and the network charges fees to help cover the cost of fraudulent transactions.


> the network charges fees to help cover the cost of fraudulent transactions

I don't see a problem with that. If fraud is rare, the fee would be small. If fraud is not rare, then there's a problem they should fix.

For every 100 Zelle transactions, how many are due to fraud or scams? Maybe three or four? Then the fee should be 3-4%.




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