The beta version of Dash Text has been launched and it allows users to transfer funds via text message. The service is only available in Venezuela for now. Developers say that Dash Text works with Dash codes using SMS commands, similar to the operations that are used when typing a message and sending it to the recipient. This allows even owners of push-button phones to make Dash transactions without an Internet connection, which is especially convenient in a country where only 40% of the population has access to smartphones, and which experiences network interruptions in the midst of an economic crisis.