Facebook introduced person-to-person payments within Messenger in early 2015, but today the company announced the feature is expanding to support groups, as..
Facebook introduced person-to-person payments within Messenger in early 2015, but today the company announced the feature is expanding to support groups, as well. The payments feature essentially works the same in group chats as in private ones, but now allows users to pay either everyone in the group or individual members through a click of the payments icon (the dollar sign).
The payments icon can be selected after first clicking on the plus sign in the bottom left hand side of the group conversation. This is where the other, lesser-used features like games, location-sharing, ride requests, and more are tucked away in a new, scrollable user interface that arrived alongside Facebook’s debut of its Messenger assistant, M, earlier this month.
Facebook suggests the new feature would be useful for groups where everyone is chipping in on a purchase – like a group gift – or are splitting a restaurant bill. These are areas where people today still tend to turn to standalone payment services, like PayPal, Venmo, or Square Cash.
In addition to sending payments to other group members, you can also request payments from the group right within your chat.
