Hey - Welcome to Abra! Glad to have you. Here's a bit more info about what makes Abra different, and a few other helpful notes. View this email in your browser What makes Abra different? There are a lot of ways people can send money to each other. Some services work only in the US. Some require a credit card or annoying paperwork. Some charge high fees. Some work only in one direction, but not the other.



We decided to build something different. Collectively, we here at Abra have several decades of experience in the payments industry (fun, right?) We know why things are the way they are -- we just don't think that's the way things have to be.



We want you to be able to send money to anyone, no matter where they are in the world. We've been called "Uber for money" or the "WhatsApp of payments." Just like those companies revolutionized their industries, we want to make sending and receiving money as easy as sending a text message.



That's the goal: simple, easy, and free global peer-to-peer payments, person to person, phone to phone. We're just getting started, but we're excited to keep building. Thanks for coming along for the ride! So how can I use Abra right now? We're assuming you signed up because you heard about our upcoming global teller launch and direct Bitcoin support , right? Those updates are coming next month - hang tight! In the meantime, here's what you can do today: Which countries? If you have a US or a Philippine bank account, you can add or withdraw funds to your Abra app. We also have a broad network of Tellers in the Philippines for cash-based transactions. With funds in your wallet, you can then send and receive money between or within those two countries.



Users in other countries can send or receive funds, but for now there's no way to get money on and off the app, so it's not very useful, to be quite honest about it. What about Bitcoin? We'll be offering direct Bitcoin support, in addition to support for over 50 fiat (i.e. local) currencies, starting next month. Watch this space for news, or follow us on Facebook or Twitter for more real-time updates! Questions? Comments? Feedback? We're all ears. Simply reply to this email to share your thoughts. We'd love to hear from you!



- The team at Abra