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I'm looking forward to buying L$ with PayPal.

Can't tell you the real secret, it wouldn't be a secret.

Good catch. I was thrown off by the fact Thune's website listed PayPal and a couple others that I consider "US services", although I had read the bit about "48 US" etc. too!

Not the "literal" database, after some transition period Thune would convert the Tilia data from the Tilia database, into the format for the database used by the Thune ERP. ETA: Of course they're "buying" but probably won't use much of the Tilia software after any conversion period. Unless somehow, Thune has zero US payment gateways (which makes little sense). I have to assume Thune had the better software and will "win", except any interface to SL, etc.

It makes sense that LL sets the "exchange rate" and tell Tilia / Thune, "use this exchange rate". Just like other currencies, where the rate is either set by the country / government ("tie ours to the USD"), or where it is set to a "market rate". In the case of L$, the "market rate" is set by LL itself.

..Yes.

If I became Premium years before Tilia (on my main and my Alt), would I have been asked later to accept Tilia T&A? I seem to have a dim memory of it.

Suddenly, setting a fixed L$<=>USD exchange rate makes sense, kinda.

I would hope it bypasses Tilia, since it is a "direct payment" and Tilia / Thune shouldn't get a cut! Except, LL and users will benefit by "all payments going through Thune", since they will have more "payment methods".

Yeah, people need to check memes closely before posting.

My question was really about buying L$ (and selling, which doesn't impact me). If Thunes were to own the exchange RATE, that sounds bad.

When I first saw Angel (in whichever X-Men movie), I was very happy since I have RL angel wing tattoos.

Well, I would hope that only LL can define the exchange rate for L$/USD!

@Kathlen Onyx, I found it! It was the same song. They compete to see who can sing the highest. It gets quite..enthusiastic! This video is played in church every year or ao, as an "intro" before service.

Nope, I was never into Freebies! Thanks for the reference.

And, one would hope, herring.

Singapore also still has Caning. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caning_in_Singapore

"Thune" sounds like Jimmy from the end of "Rebel Moon", or Monty Python's "Knights who say 'Ni'".

There's an interesting idea - Thunes could be "cheaper" to operate than Tilia was. Meaning - LL could SAVE money using Thunes.

Yes!

I assume LL will still own the "L$ Exchange", and Thune will only own the "Buy L$" and "Cash In L$" parts, like with Tilia.

Heck, you could drive a TANK on a pontoon bridge! At least LL could have put up "no vehicles" signs. A proper "walkable neighborhood" is a nice idea.

Hear, hear! We should all make a plan to meet up in the "next place", wherever that is!

Also on the Thunes site (after the article): "Thunes currently facilitates payments in 84 currencies across 133 countries, using over 550 payment methods, including 129 mobile wallets like PayPal, M Pesa and Orange Money, gig economy giants like Uber and Deliveroo and super-apps like Grab and WeChat. Headquartered in Singapore, Thunes has offices in 14 locations, including Beijing, Nairobi, Riyadh, Dubai, San Francisco, Sao Paulo, London, Paris, Barcelona and Manila." Someone DID mention Singapore earlier, but I forgot. ETA: I posted this in the wrong thread by mistake. Luckily, someone reported it. Thanks to whoever did that, or I may not have noticed! ❤️❤️

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