Facebook Messenger Now Supports Peer-to-Peer Payments via PayPal

PayPal is launching its first ever Messenger bot for customer service

PayPal users can now send money to or request money from their friends directly via Facebook Messenger.

PayPal chief operating officer Bill Ready announced the new feature in a blog post, calling it an expansion of the company’s relationship with Facebook.

The electronic payment processor and the social network teamed up last year to enable Messenger users to shop and communicate via PayPal without leaving the messaging application.

Messenger users who wish to conduct peer-to-peer payments can click the blue plus icon within messages with other users or group threads, and then click the green Payments button to send or request money, choosing PayPal as their funding source at that point.

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