e-Money | Money tweets! French bank users can now send money with Twitter

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One of France’s largest banks has launched a new service which allows its users to transfer money via Twitter. The bank claims that all Twitter users in the country will be able to use the service irrespective of their bank.

“All Twitter users who hold a French bank card can now send money via a tweet: a simple, quick, free and secure means of payment,” said BPCE banking group, France's second largest bank, in a statement.

Twitter users in France can now link their accounts to S-Money, a money-sharing application from BPCE. S-Money already allows bank customers to transfer money over cell phones via text messages.

Then the users can send a tweet by tagging the name of the person or to the organization that they want to deliver money. They should also type the sum of money along with the hashtag #envoyer (French: send).

After that they are directed to an application available on both Apple and Android, where the users will be able to finalize payment.
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