Hitherto, Facebook only allowed person-to-person payments on Messenger. The payment was only possible between two people.
This week, Facebook launched a feature where you can now you can send or receive money between groups of people on Messenger.
Whether you are receiving money from a group of friends for a party or splitting a restaurant bill, all you need to do is go to a new or existing Messenger group conversation to get started.
Related article: Facebook expands Messenger’s Person-to-Person Payment Feature
Simply tap on the plus sign in the bottom left hand corner of a group conversation to find more features, and tap the payments icon ($). Then, choose who to send or request money from. You can choose everyone in the group or only a few members. Enter the amount you want to request per person or the total sum to divide evenly, either including yourself in the calculation or not. Finally, you can specify what the money is for — maybe a pizza party, teacher gift or more. Once you’re ready, tap Request.
To make it super simple to keep track of everything, a message will appear in the group conversation showing who has paid. At any time, you can also view the Request Details in full-screen.
Messenger group payments is available in the US for now.
