PayID is a protocol that connects siloed payment networks through a universal address. A PayID (e.g. alice$example.com) can map to the URL https://example.com/alice and resolve to Alice's address on an underlying payment network (e.g. bank or blockchain).
About PayID on Product Hunt
“It's like an email address for payments”
PayID launched on Product Hunt on June 18th, 2020 and earned 203 upvotes and 31 comments, earning #3 Product of the Day. PayID is a protocol that connects siloed payment networks through a universal address. A PayID (e.g. alice$example.com) can map to the URL https://example.com/alice and resolve to Alice's address on an underlying payment network (e.g. bank or blockchain).
On the analytics side, PayID competes within Fintech, Payments, Developer Tools, Tech and Web3 — topics that collectively have 1.2M followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how PayID performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted PayID?
PayID was hunted by Warren Paul Anderson. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of PayID including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
Warren Paul Anderson