Ahead of Apple Pay Cash, PayPal and Facebook team up
Ahead of the impending launch of Apple Pay Cash in Messages, Facebook and PayPal announced a partnership allowing users to send money to one another through Messenger.
Users could connect their PayPal accounts with Facebook, building on an earlier partnership from the previous year. The integration was designed to make financial exchanges and customer service interactions more convenient within Messenger.
What the partnership enabled
- Users could send and request money using PayPal accounts in Messenger.
- The integration aimed to streamline customer service interactions.
The announcement placed the Messenger payments feature in the wider technology conversation surrounding digital payments.