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You Can Now Send, Request Money In Gmail On Android (techcrunch.com)
While Google Wallet has been integrated into Gmail on the web since 2013, it has yet to be available for mobile users. Today, Google is officially rolling out the new integration so that users of the Gmail app on Android will be able to send or request money with anyone -- even those who don't have a Gmail email address. TechCrunch reports: The user experience has been designed to make exchanging money as easy as attaching a file, Google explains in its announcement. To access the new feature, you tap the attachment icon (the paperclip), then choose either send or request money, depending on your needs. A pop-up window appears where you can input the amount and add a note, and send. The entire process takes place in the Gmail app -- you don't have to have Google Wallet installed. In addition, recipients can configure it so the money they receive through Gmail goes directly into their bank account. There are no fees involved, notes Google. The goal, seemingly, is to take on quick payment apps like PayPal, Venmo or Square Cash, by offering a feature to move money right within Gmail's app. This could be useful for those times where the money is already a topic of an email conversation -- like when you're planning a trip with friends, or getting the family to go in together on a gift for your parents, for example.
There sure won't be any issues with this!
-- "Oh. This guy again."
Where's the bitcoin connection? Will they support moving bitcoins in the same manner?
someone who speaks unconvenient truths about government, or someone who later becomes subject to a criminal investigation - expect a knock on the door from FBI. I can see many reasons why one would not want the largest personal profiling tool the world has ever seen, to keep track of your money and where it goes.
Please give me some money in Gmail on Android.
Thanks.
This move probably has a whole host of hackers salivating right now.
The local cop is saying that If don't pay this ticket now $200 USD that I can be stuck hear for 30 days or more just waiting for the trail and I have a plane ticket back home next week. But if you where to pay him at #########@gmail.com then I can get out now.
What's that? Doesn't exist in most countries.
Not so much need in most countries, where you can just use your bank app or website to transfer money to anyone, using their bank and account numbers, or credit card number.
But the US banking system is a nightmare. There are literally thousands of small local banks (think "Its a wonderful Life") .
They still have cards with magnetic strips, and even write IOUs on pieces of paper that get physically shipped between banks and then returned to the writer. (Ask your grandparents what a cheque/check was.)
...as any option to the cost of Paypal or Western Union is a good idea but I doubt that it will be a safe option if it is by Google, the people who read your emails and sell the contents now what your bank transactions...
I love stacking my barbecues in the shed at the end of summer - you can't beat a bit of grill on grill action.
I would assume that also in future bribes would be payed by a less traceable transaction method.
bickerdyke
Hi, great to hear from you. Sounds like you're having fun in your travels.
Hopefully you can use your time in jail for something useful; I suggest taking a remedial writing course.
Your loving son.
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Log in or piss off.
This is what happens when it becomes illegal to kill stupid people. or better yet let them kill themselfs. 60 years later 3/4 of the planet is retarded
The problem I've encountered with transferring money isn't the number of local banks. It's easy enough to ask for someone's routing number and account number, because that's on every check in their checkbook.
The problem I've seen is that it's mind-bendingly hard to do a one-time transfer to an individual. Banking sites just show you your balance and history, and let you move money between your personal accounts. To transfer money you have to use a separate "bill-pay" site which isn't geared towards one-off individual transfers.
Maybe your bank does this better. None of the ones I've encountered do.
Haha.
Banks in my country have very streamlined transactions. For example I can pay about 10 monthly bills (where I don't want debit orders) to pre-configured beneficiaries in under 2 minutes (including logging in with 2FA). Some banks even have dedicated once-off payment support (where one additional authorisation step is required over paying existing beneficiaries, but more streamlined than first adding a beneficiary and then doing a 2nd step to pay).
Other mobey transfer methods (e.g. Paypal) aren't very popular, because using internet or "cellphone" (USSD-based) or smart phone banking features from our 4 or 5 major banks is so easy and safe.
Some retail-focused payment apps (Snapscan) are popular though (replacong cash or card-present transactions).
For transfers to people who don't have bank accounts but have cellphones (probably about 50% of the adult population), most banks here have 'cash send' featured where ftom the internet banking site or USSD or smart phone app you can effectively send cash to a cellphone number. The recipient can go to any bank ATM and withdraw the cash using SMS-or USSD validation.
Sounds like US banking is still in the pre-Web2 era ...
Pre-Web2 era? Hell as far as banking goes, we're still on a dial-up line talking to a terminal server so we can telnet in to the mail machine to use elm to read our mail!
-- I have a private email server in my basement.