PayPal now lets you send and receive money through URLs

Paying people through PayPal just got a bit easier.

The company rolled out another person-to person-payments service Tuesday: PayPal.Me, a barebones payments app that uses a URL to allow people to collect and send money to people they know.

Rather than a standalone app like the PayPal-owned Venmo, PayPal.Me is essentially an extension of PayPal's existing request money feature. Those who opt in to the feature set up a personalized URL that is linked to their PayPal account. Once set up, anyone who views the link is able to send money through their own PayPal account. Read more...