Google will launch its peer - to - peer payment service , Send Money , in the UK over the coming weeks . The facility is available only to Gmail users who have Google Wallet accounts , and allows money to be sent via email , even to recipients without Gmail addresses . The service has been available in the US for several years . The move pits Google squarely against rivals PayPal and Snapchat ’s Snapcash , while a similar move from Facebook is also reportedly in the works .
Google will launch its peer-to-peer payment service, Send Money, in the UK over the coming weeks. The facility is available only to Gmail users who have Google Wallet accounts, and allows money to be sent via email, even to recipients without Gmail addresses. The service has been available in the US for several years. The move pits Google squarely against rivals PayPal and Snapchat’s Snapcash, while a similar service from Facebook is also reportedly in the works.