Introducing The World's Dumbest Idea, Snapcash By Snapchat

Snapchat – Today is a big day for us – we are launching our first product created in partnership with another company. We’re huge fans of the folks at Square and have been big admirers of Square Cash since it launched – just type a dollar amount into the subject line of an email and send cash to friends. Genius!…The product you’re seeing today is fast, fun, and incredibly simple. After you enter your debit card, it’s securely stored by Square, who will swiftly process your payment and send cash directly to your friend’s bank account. Just swipe into chat, type the dollar sign, an amount (e.g. $11.25), and hit the green button. We set out to make payments faster and more fun, but we also know that security is essential when you’re dealing with money. Square has a ton of experience in this area and our teams have been hard at work to make Snapcash a great experience for everyone. For now, Snapcash is available to Snapchatters in the United States who have a debit card and are 18 or older.

Wow, guys. Really great idea you got going on here. There’s just absolutely no possible way that this ever ends up backfiring and you end up inadvertently giving away people’s bank account information for millions of people to see. Keep up the good work. Oh, and by the way, whoever directed that zany little commercial (assuming it was Scorsese) deserves a serious raise.

The real question I have here I guess would be whatever happened with “The Snappening”? Has anyone seen a single picture from it? Am I just an idiot and don’t know how to internet? Because all I remember was people talking about it back in October and then I’ve never heard about it since. Either way, Snapcash is just about the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard of and if you actually use it, you’re a dick. It makes about a total of zero sense logistically speaking. And while someone hacking into my bank account would be much less of a day-ruiner for me than someone hacking into the nudes (have fun with stealing enough cash to get yourself a large pizza with no toppings), I still don’t get why anyone would ever use this feature. Go to an ATM, try to figure out how PayPal works, tell your buddy he can just pay you back later, pretty much do anything besides linking your debit card to your Snapchat account. Thanks but no thanks. But I’ll be patiently waiting for The Snappening 2.0 featuring nudes and pin numbers.