Facebook said it is adding a new feature to its messaging app that allows friends to send and receive money through it.
Users
can tap or click a dollar icon in a new chat window to send money to
their friends, after they link a Visa or MasterCard debit card issued by
a U.S. bank to their accounts.
The
free feature will roll out over the next few months for users in the
United States who access Facebook Messenger through desktop computers or
Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS operating systems on mobile devices.
Users can create a PIN or enable Touch ID if they have an iPhone to add a level of security to the payments.
Snapchat had launched a similar service last November, called Snapcash.
The
mobile messaging company partnered with online payments company Square
to allow Snapchat users to link their debit cards to their account and
quickly send money to a contact by starting a chat on a smartphone.
Posted by : Gizmeon
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