Facebook to Make Mobile Payments Service Available Outside U.S.
- U.K. to be the first new market for payments via Messenger
- Social network joins ranks of Apple, Square and Venmo
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Facebook Inc. is enabling people outside the U.S. to send money to each other via its Messenger texting app for the first time.
The social network said Monday that Messenger users in the U.K. will be able to send money to each other when the feature rolls out in the next few weeks. People will need to sign up with their debit cards to send or receive money.