Chase "instant" external transfer withdraws funds but delays deposit
A Chase customer using instant transfer from an internal to an external checking account had funds withdrawn immediately, but the receiving deposit was held for a day instead of posting instantly as expected. The feature's core value proposition, speed, did not hold in practice.
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