Re: [ga] More thoughts on the ID-by-check-cashing idea

[Richard Lindsay <richard@interq.ad.jp>]

Mark,

A concrete case in point, there are no "checking accounts" whatsoever
in Japan.  Of course there are ways to transfer money, but there would
be no way to verify identity of the person who is paying the "fee."
Here, I guess you could ask for faxed copy of some form of identification
to accompany a bank to bank transfer.  But for the average individual, this
would be a fairly onerous task - well, more likely it would be a pain.

Richard

Dave Crocker wrote:

> At 08:26 AM 12/7/1999 , Mark C. Langston wrote:
> >A few of you have raised legitimate concerns surrounding the use of
> >check-cashing, drawing from or depositing to an account in a single,
> >possibly foreign, denomination, etc.
>
> Here's another concern:  Most of the world does not use (and many do not
> even HAVE) checks.
>
> Credit cards are even more rare.

> --

_/_/_/interQ Incorporated
_/_/_/System Division
_/_/_/Director and General Manager
_/_/_/Richard A. S. Lindsay