Following its I/O keynote address today, Google just announced on its commerce blog that it will soon be integrating Google Wallet features into Gmail to allow users to send and receive money. The feature will be available to those with a Google Wallet account and will initially be available to users 18 and older in the US.
Google
Wallet is now integrated with Gmail, so you can quickly and securely
send money to friends and family directly within Gmail — even if
they don’t have a Gmail address. It’s free to send money if your
bank account is linked to Google Wallet or using your Google Wallet
balance, and low fees apply to send money using your linked
credit or debit card.
Google will be adding a new $ icon next to the
paperclip icon for attachements that will allow users to “attach
money” to messages in Gmail by simply entering the amount and
clicking send.
Google
noted that the feature will first only be available on the desktop,
but that users can also send money through wallet.google.com on
mobile devices.
Look
for the feature to start rolling out in the coming weeks but earlier
access will be granted to those that receive money from others using
the feature. You can learn
more about sending money with Gmail here.
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