If the grandparents enjoy getting physical mail and like hard copy photos to have around the house, then https://nanagram.co is a good option[1] You just text in your photos and they printed and shipped once a month. We use it for my mom to send baby photos and she loves it. [1] Full disclosure: my older brother built this service, but I don’t have an affiliation other than being a proud brother and happy customer. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago

Nanagram- hard copies of photos sent on a monthly basis. Great for the scrapbooker family member. Source: about 1 year ago

I'm not affiliated, but I have been using Nanagram for the last couple of years to send prints to my Mom. Source: over 2 years ago

That is adorable. You know what she'd love? NanaGram. Send her back 3 photos of you for free on our home page. Source: almost 3 years ago

4. Grandparent gets envelope of printed photos just like the ones filling their old albums on the shelves It really is that easy. It’s affordable. And the founder is very responsive to any support inquiries. It was a service I always wanted to build myself but never had the time. I’m very grateful for it. [0] - https://nanagram.co/. - Source: Hacker News / about 3 years ago

Sounds like Open Banking which is government driven & regulated, depending on where you are. There are a couple of startups that act as an abstraction layer to try to make the experience "frictionless", like TrueLayer. Source: over 1 year ago

You won't avoid interfacing with an API. Even if you don't want to use Stripe/PayPal, you'll need to wrestle with a banks own API or some kind of broker. TrueLayer is a popular way in Europe to access banks that support the Open Banking API. It is through a banking API that you will get confirmation that a payment has been made, so there should be no chance of sending items "for free". Unless you're posting... Source: over 1 year ago

I had a subscription with TrueLayer. The API service was smooth and their team updated me from time to time. They even helped me with regulation by giving us an agency under their FCA license. Eventually I transferred to Nordigen due to a friend’s recommendation. It was also free so why not. It was easy to integrate their program to my business model. One particular program I am happily using that involves open... Source: over 2 years ago

• The technology that helped us connect you with your banks is powered by TrueLayer Ltd, which is regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and their registration number is 901096. We are also registered with the FCA (928953), as an agent of TrueLayer. You will see their interface when you choose your banks as well as a statement in our app stating this relationship. More info about TrueLayer if you... - Source: Hacker News / about 3 years ago