Ask HN: How do I go about this startup idea?

2 points by techsin101 3 years ago | 1 comment

Virtual Receipts - you get a digital receipt wherever you use your credit card.

Basically I find it annoying having to get a physical receipt and keep it around for 10 or so days in case I'd need it.

But If I could go somewhere and set my default preference (Print|Digital). Then it'd be in my mobile phone.

It'd use CC'd to keep track of receipts.

State of this idea: ------------------

> need of product (pretty sure yes)

> improve customer experience and speed of checkout (yes)

> technology complexity (easy)

> integration (Impossible)

How can I get all top companies to sign up for it...

Basically it'd go like this:

Walmart: does 1234 exist?

New_APP: yes

Walmart: 1234 bought 1xA@3.33, 1x33@1.59, ....

New APP: confirmed, great.

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I dont want an app that gives me full overview of my spending habits, or sells my data, or shows me offers for credit cards, give me points, offer memberships or prompts me every time i buy something.

Basically i don't want to use the app, i just want my receipts to be there when I need the said reciept.

m348e912 3 years ago |

Occasionally I use ApplePay during checkout and I thought wouldn't it be neat if the transaction also included a transfer of the receipt to my phone. It seems like a reasonable addition of capability but the level of effort in order to uplift of the Point of Sale systems may not be worth it.