It has been two months since I declared the new SteemPay would come. ![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmWnyb1RPWv4PFHUMQK2bFv28nTiQSN2RLrqv6cq4D2dSY/image.png)
I am happy to inform that the new SteemPay service will be available soon on the following site: https://sbdpay.app The previous SteemPay developed by @asbear was great and very convenient. https://steemitimages.com/DQmQ5haGKQEyFPNxYL6VyDyZEYrKPiwf1yWpcbEUuRf6CdM/KakaoTalk_Photo_2018-04-26-22-42-19.jpeg We will have a new Steem Payment app developed by @etainclub, one of witnesses. # SoodalPay ![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmNLoQFxQ3bWCZWyjyJsDSctPkbqA7K97ABmFwuHmgLm8d/image.png)
The new payment service has a mascot which is an otter, which is pronounced as [Soodal]. That's why this service is named as SoodalPay. An otter will be used throughout the app. https://steemitimages.com/1280x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmcpzKiZ14jgLP9XT8bdgZttdCSHuMPcDDYuJZsLMyo3jW/image.png There are a couple of improvements compared to the previous one. ## Escrow The big difference is that SoodalPay will enable the escrow feature which is built in Steem blockchain, which is a kind of a smart contract for the escrow. So it can be used for online transactions too. ![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmVSKPu4No5R9YWowMWDkqCXLPGb3Hb2ATxQbtai2gqYCw/image.png)
There is another big thing with the escrow feature. Who can be an escrow agent? I intended a big picture on this question. A witness who runs a witness node can become an agent with approval. Most of low-rank witnesses are in trouble with running the nodes. By escrowing a transaction an agent gets the fee. ![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmcKiYg8ZFi7FRozmNJAKMK8uBvtp6njoZUXAp1xeVUVNx/image.png)
An agent can freely set the fee, which will result in a competitions among agents. I think this escrow system will make the Steem blockchain much more stable. The escrow feature has not been fully implemented. It is coming soon. ## Invoice Methods SoodalPay supports several methods to get the invoice. ![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmY4WLibrSYfYRnLW197YWprv1nH3pj7i78X9PGALi3rEb/image.png)
One noticeable difference is to use Steem memo to pass the invoice. ## Steem Post An item can be a steem post. If you want to advertise your product, a steem post is a good option!. Users can ask questions and leave comments on the product. An example steem post is like this: ![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmQPweufBBaJGPMn92Rf5kwTQtfxLn1fGvRwQrrpoWWMZF/image.png)
With this, a seller can provide several customer benefits such as price discount. ### In-app Store So in-app store is provided. ![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmbSY6B95Co3AMZRBxmiRzrSYVJ8fh1RR46iUYQbuDDVcp/image.png)
## Payment The payment service should be safe and easy to find the error! So SoodalPay adopts a step-by-step approach. ![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmdDVZggL6TKkR7JefeigRwoMb1ryD3Fphzds8f2omJHWW/image.png)
Here a buyer can easily notice the payment is by escrow. ![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmZMCVSogu3ACyMhEnL6QhYG5BMGuCs1abAnHSRX1hgaCN/image.png)
--- # SoodalPay will be online during this weekend The app will be served here: https://sbdpay.app ## If you want to see this kind of work more, please do the followings: - Cancel the witness proxy and vote for the productive witnesses. - Resteem this post - Vote this post - Comment on this post https://steemitimages.com/1280x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmRWQ1xFEJiJEy72myoxvoYmX8w3mBKgriDofZF8KnZaZK/image.png cc. @pennsif @steemchiller @justyy @rme @upvu @steemcurator01

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