For example, transfers between accounts are instantaneous, not 2-5 days for ACH (Wire transfers are same-day, but expensive).
Electronic menus/payments in cafes are default for at least 3 years now (US has toasttab.com but it's far from being default).
If you have a small business account, taxes are paid in one click (app shows you tax to be paid with Confirm button).
PS: These features are available in many other countries besides Ukraine, of course. Only in government id/functions Ukraine excels (#2 in the world, after Estonia only).
Let’s just say I get an iPhone notification when the court case in which I’m a party had a hearing sceduled.
And if I want to write a petition in this case, I log into the web portal, write it down, click send and blink into the app twice to
Electronically sign it.
Which produces your normal CMS ( pkcs#7 ) signature on a pdf file.
It’s also not a special court app for a specific locality, but a nation wide government app.
Wr also don’t write damn cheques and never did, as it’s bullshit. You want to somebody —- you get their card number, open the bank app and tap send.
That's certainly an interesting use case. And yes, difficult to see being pulled off anywhere in the US, the way it tumbles along with such things.
Re: paper checks: they're far from bullshit -- being time-tested, perfectly easy to use, and best of all, not requiring a device of any kind. Provided, as concerns ease of use, one has spent enough time in an environment where their use is ubiquitous. So I can certainly see they might appear as a nuisance or just weird at first, for the rest of the world).
Can you elaborate? (Am new to the topic, so your perspective would be appreciated).