Thanks to the Lydia application, customers can send money to anyone without even having their bank details: a phone number, an email address or a Lydia username suffice.
Wire transfers are also an option, but it is not the topic of this article.
Customers using the Lydia app
They need to tap "Send" on the home page and follow instructions from there.
They can enter a phone number or an email address by tapping "Phone No. / email" or by searching their contacts if they gave access to the app.
As with a bank account, it is one of the customer's accounts that will be debited. This means the selected account should have sufficient balance.
They must enter a message that explains the reason for the payment. They can also add a picture, which will be shared with the recipient.
Finally, if a customer does not recognise the recipient, he should write to customer service with the subject line "unknown recipient".
The recipient is a Lydia customer
The amount credited right away on their Lydia account. And if they chose so, they will be notified.
The recipient is not a Lydia customer
They can tap on the link in the text message or email that was immediately sent to them. Doing so will lead them to a secure page where they can make the transfer request to their bank account.
They have 7 days to do so before the payment is cancelled.
Non-user of the app
It is possible to send money without the app. To do so, the recipient must make a payment request.
This will send a payment link via text message or email.