Some impressive hacks resulted from Dwolla‘s second internal hackathon at its headquarters in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, the company announced on Friday. Two of the more notable hacks were a Dwolla-based rewards program and a Dwolla mobile point-of-sale app. Dwolla offers a digital payment and money transfer service that is free for transfers for under $10, and just $0.25 for transfer of more than $10. The event gathered Dwolla employees from across the country for a two-day event featuring eating, drinking, and a lot of music. Oh yeah, and some coding. Here are just a few of the many products coming out of the hackathon: Dwolla Rewards: Earn rewards when you make Dwolla purchases, and use those points to cash in on some sweet deals. Flashy Map: A map that shows Dwolla transactions moving from one place to another, as shown on a map of the United States. Dwerchant + Printer: While these two hacks were separate, together they make one mean point-of-sale app. Easily request Dwolla payment from customers that walk into your store, using blue tooth technology. When they fulfill their payment, a traditional receipt is printed out. These are three hacks with potential real-world applications, but there are not explicit plans [...]
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