PayID. Trusted P2P Payment Coalition.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA. June 18, 2020 - Today, leading technology, finance and nonprofit companies join forces to announce the launch of PayID, a universal payment ID to simplify the process of sending and receiving money globally - across any payment network and any currency. GoPay, Ripple, Blockchain.com, Bitpay, Brave, Mercy Corps and others have collaborated on the development of PayID through the Open Payments Coalition, a multinational alliance of industry leaders.
PayID brings together companies across all industries with an open solution for payments, marrying traditional finance, and the new world of fintech under one standard. Thirty-five global companies and nonprofits reaching more than 120 million consumers worldwide have joined the Open Payments Coalition to break down the proprietary silos and standards that exist in payments, accelerate the adoption of digital payments, and change the way money is sent around the world today.
Though existing solutions have attempted to connect individuals across networks, no standard has yet achieved global reach and adoption. With support from companies across industries, PayID is the first global solution to address the biggest pain point in payments, uniting the many, closed payment networks that exist today.
For consumers, PayID allows individuals to send and receive money across any payment network using an easy-to-read ID versus one that’s clunky and unintuitive - such as a banking account, routing or credit card number. Most people have experienced the frustration and inconvenience of sending money between different bank accounts or payment apps — with PayID, sending money is as simple as sending an email directly to friends and family, no matter which provider you use.
Whether a bank, payment provider or processor, digital wallet, or remittance provider, PayID is designed for any business that sends or receives money. Implementing PayID is simple, and makes it possible for companies to access more networks, consumers, and currencies to expand their businesses globally.
This is the first step in creating a truly open payments network. PayID was built for all; it’s open-source, free and simple to integrate with the security and privacy that everyone from large financial institutions and global nonprofits, to ride-hailing apps and neobanks require. In addition, it provides an end-to-end Travel Rule compliance solution for satisfying both FinCEN requirements and FATF recommendations.
To learn more and start using PayID visit www.payid.org.
