Now You can send & receive money through Gmail app for Android

Now, you could send money through Google Wallet on Gmail as long as it was on the web version. Well, now the feature is available on the Gmail apps for Android: if you are in the UK or the US, you can send, request, and receive money for free as a Gmail attachment.

Android App Development

There are lot of online payment transfer app out there: from PayPal to social media companies like Facebook, companies know that digital payment sharing is growing. Google has now integrated Google Wallet into Gmail for Android, so you can share payment as email attachment even if the receiver does not have a Gmail account.

In the process is simple enough: just open your Gmail app on your Android device, click on the Compose button as you would when writing an email, enter the address of the recipient, and click on the $ icon. If you have a Google Wallet account, you are all set to send or request money, but if you do not, you’ll be prompted to create one. After specifying amount, click Attach, and then Send. To receive money, open up the E-mail with the transfer attachment and simply click Claim money.

In mind that US and UK user can use this feature for free as long as you are using your Google Wallet Balance or debit card. US user can also link their bank account directly to Google Wallet for free similar to PayPal.