Add payment method: Halcash

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@ManfredKarrer commented on Tue Feb 13 2018

Investigate what is needed to add Halcash as payment method.
@flix1 Are you familiar with Halcash?

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@flix1 commented on Wed Feb 14 2018

I'm familiar with Halcash and have used it in the past. It's an SMS-based payment system widely used for remittances and connected to several ATM networks in Europe. There are several companies which are using it to allow users to sell Bitcoin.

It has low limits and high fees, but is reliable and fast.

I have my doubts that it is a good fit for Bisq.

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@flix1 commented on Wed Feb 14 2018

Use Halcash to sell Bitcoin

Bitnovo https://www.bitnovo.com/
Bit2me https://bit2me.com/

The best feature of Halcash is being able to withdraw cash directly at 10k+ ATMs in Europe.

Also somewhat used in LBC:
https://localbitcoins.com/sell-bitcoins-online/hal-cash/

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@ManfredKarrer commented on Wed Feb 14 2018

We have often requests from people who don't want to use Banks and want more privacy. Halcash might be an option to serve those. Also not perfect privacy as phone number is the ID but might be a bit better than Banks.

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@ManfredKarrer commented on Wed Feb 14 2018

What would be the required data you need to know to send someone money?
How can the arbitrator proof the transfer?
Is there anything special required (like with cash deposit sending the photo of the receipt to the seller)?
I assume there is no chargeback risk at all.
What are max. amounts?

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Introduction

 
Hal Cash is an ATM cash withdrawal payment method popular in Spain and Poland
 
 

Requirements verification

 
Web: Chargeback risk
Chargeback risk: None
Privacy protection to other peer: High
Mandatory data for a transaction: Mobile Nr.
Duration: Instant
Region: Spain / Poland
Fees: Depends on bank
Verifiable: TLSNotary
Fraud risk: Low
Conclusion: Include
 

Implementation information

 

Setting up National Currency Account

 
Payment Method: Hal Cash
Mobile phone no.: **
Supported currencies: EUR
Limitations: **
Salt for account age verification: **
Account name: **
 

Create offer to buy BTC

 
**Enable use of Hal Cash
No other changes necessary.
 

Create offer to sell BTC

 
**Enable use of Hal Cash
No other changes necessary.
 

Buying/Selling BTC

 
The buyer of BTC only needs to know the mobile phone no. of the seller and he must send to the seller the code received from Hal Cash