New Delhi: Google has announced that its has now integrated Google Wallet into Gmail. This means that Google Wallet users will be able to securely send money to friends and family in the US right from their Gmail inbox.
This new feature will rollout to Gmail users over the age of 18 in the US over the next few months. Users should look for the dollar ($) icon in their attachment options to know whether their account has been activated for this feature or not. Users can also get earlier access if their friends have the feature and send money to them.
To send money in Gmail, a user needs to hover over the attachment paperclip, click the $ icon to attach money to his message and enter the amount he wishes to send, and press send.
Sending money via Gmail is currently only available on desktop. Users will need to have set up Google Wallet to be able to send and receive money....
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