Facebook Messenger payments is now nationwide

Facebook Messenger has finally rolled out its payments feature across the entire U.S. so that any stateside user can pay friends right inside the app, if they like

David Marcus, Facebook's vice president of messaging products, quietly announced the news via Facebook post on Tuesday, describing the payments feature as "easy and safe."

To recap, users who add their debit card information in Messenger's settings section can send payments by starting a conversation with one or more friends, picking the "$" icon that appears in the row above the software keyboard, and tapping "Pay." Users who receive money do so by opening up that friend's message and accepting the payment when prompted. And just like bank deposits, payment may take up to three business days to go through. Read more...