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Facebook Pay will let you make payments through Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram

You can add your debit or credit card to Facebook Pay and choose if you want it available in certain apps or all Facebook apps.

In the beginning, the service will be available on Facebook and Messenger to pay forfundraisers, in-game purchases, event tickets, person-to-person payments, and select pages on Facebook Marketplace.

In the US, thecompany will compete with some of the big names in the industry such as Square, Venmo, Google Pay, and Apple Pay.

However, not a lot of people might comfortable to make payments on Facebook given its shabby record of handling personal data.

In retrospect, people might want to use it to purchase goods directly from Instagram or send money to family members or friends on WhatsApp.

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Author: Thenextweb

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