Can someone send me money through apple pay

You can easily send money fast with Google Pay.

You can send money to anyone in the US with a QR code or with their name, phone number, or email address.

To send money to friends and family with Google Pay, you need:

  • An internet connection
  • A US phone number
  • An email address

Send money with the new Google Pay app

Important: If you try to send money to someone not in your contact list, you get an alert. Before you send money, verify the phone number and name of the recipient.

You can send money to friends and family with a bank account or debit card. To send money with your Google Pay balance, verify your identity. The fastest method to send money to someone is with your Google Pay balance or a debit card.

If the person you want to send money to isn’t on the new Google Pay app or doesn’t allow people to search for them, you can still use a debit card or a Google Pay balance to send them money.

Common reasons why you can’t find someone

  • They haven’t downloaded the new Google Pay app
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  • They don’t have a phone number in:
    • United States (US)
    • Singapore (SG)
    • India (IN)
  • In Google Pay, they haven’t opted in to the “Help People Find You” setting.
    • If this setting isn’t turned on, a person isn’t searchable unless you’re already connected to them on Google Pay.

You can search for someone in your contacts with their name, phone number, or email.

  • If a person is in your device contacts: You should be able to search for them with their name.
  • If a person isn’t in your device contacts: To search for them, you must enter their full email address or phone number.

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Apple Cash and Apple Pay are digital services from Apple designed to streamline making payments and sending money to friends and family. Both are available in your Apple Wallet, and you can choose to set up one or both, depending on what you want to do.

The services are integrated into the Messages app. You can send and receive money as you would a text message, with no additional downloads necessary beyond the operating system. These services are available only in the U.S. Here’s what else you need to know about how Apple Pay and Apple Cash work, their similarities and differences, and how they stack up against Venmo and PayPal.

How does Apple Cash work?

Apple Cash is used to send and receive money from others in the Messages app, or to fund other Apple Pay transactions. You can load your Apple Cash card (also called your Apple Cash balance) with money from a debit or prepaid card.

With Apple Cash, you can:

  • Send and receive money within the Messages app via Apple Pay.

  • Receive cash back (called Daily Cash) from your Apple credit card, if you have one.

  • Transfer your Apple Cash balance to your bank account.

How does Apple Pay work?

Apple Pay lets users make payments online, in apps and in stores from their mobile device (as well as other Apple devices). You can fund your Apple Pay account with a linked credit, debit or prepaid card or with your Apple Cash balance. These payments must be approved with a passcode, Touch ID, Face ID or a double-click on Apple Watch’s side button.

You can also send money within the Messages app with Apple Pay, funded by your Apple Cash balance.

Apple Cash vs. Apple Pay: What’s the difference?

Apple Cash and Apple Pay are similar in a few ways. Both Apple Cash and Apple Pay:

  • Are built into Apple devices (you’ll find them in your Apple Wallet).

  • Can be used to make payments using your devices.

  • Can be funded by a debit card.

The two work together, too:

  • If you want to make a payment with your Apple Cash balance in a store, in an app or online, you’ll choose Apple Cash as the payment option through Apple Pay.

  • If you want to send money in the Messages app, you’ll tap the Apple Pay button and use your Apple Cash balance to fund the transaction.

But there are some differences between Apple Cash and Apple Pay.

Funding:

  • Apple Cash can be funded by a debit card, payments received via Messages or Daily Cash (cash back) from using your Apple credit card, if applicable.

  • Apple Pay can be funded with a debit card, credit card, prepaid card or Apple Cash.

Payment method:

  • Apple Pay can be used as a payment method separate from Apple Cash.

  • Apple Cash can only be used as a payment method through Apple Pay.

Transferring to a bank account:

  • You can transfer your Apple Cash balance to a bank account.

  • You cannot transfer from Apple Pay to a bank account.

Can you get cash back with Apple Pay?

You can get cash back with Apple Pay in a roundabout way. Users who have the Apple credit card automatically get a percentage of their purchases back as Daily Cash, Apple’s term for cash back. So if you use your Apple Card to make Apple Pay purchases, you can get cash back with Apple Pay. Your cash back will be deposited into your Apple Cash account.

How to send (and receive) money with Apple Pay and Apple Cash

You can send money in the Messages app with both services, but you can only receive money into your Apple Cash account. You can send money yourself or use Apple’s virtual assistant Siri, which involves making a voice command like “Send $15 to Susan for lunch.”

When you receive money, it goes into your Apple Cash account. You can then spend the money or transfer it to a debit card or a bank account, which can take up to three days.

For balances over $1, Apple Cash has a $1 minimum transfer requirement when transferring money to a bank account. But if your balance is under $1, you can transfer the full balance.

Note that the minimum deposit into your Apple Cash account from your debit or prepaid card is $10.

Apple Cash and Apple Pay details at a glance

  • There’s no fee to send, receive or request money using Apple Cash with standard delivery times.

  • If you select “instant transfer” when moving Apple Cash money to your bank account or debit card, however, there is a 1.5% fee subject to a $0.25 minimum and $15 maximum.

  • Apple Cash: Eligible U.S. debit or prepaid cards.

  • Apple Pay: Eligible U.S. credit, debit or prepaid cards and Apple Cash.

Speed for cashing out to a bank account with Apple Cash

  • Within 30 minutes with Instant Transfer if using an eligible debit card.

  • 1-3 business days to use a bank transfer.

  • Apple device with the most recent operating system.

  • Two-factor authentication set up for Apple ID.

  • Money in your Apple Cash account or an eligible debit, credit or prepaid card that’s linked to the mobile Apple Wallet.

Apple Cash and Apple Pay vs. Venmo and PayPal

Available platforms: Apple Pay and Apple Cash are available only on iOS, while competitors Venmo and PayPal are available on both Android and iOS devices.

Costs to send money: It's free to send money using a linked debit card or in-app balance with Apple Cash and Venmo. With Venmo, you can also use credit cards, but it costs 3% of the transfer amount. With PayPal, sending money with your in-app balance is free but, with a debit or credit card, it costs 2.9% of the total amount plus 30 cents.

Transfer speed: With Venmo, PayPal and Apple Cash, you receive money as an in-app balance, which you can then transfer to a bank account. This transfer can take up to three days with Venmo and Apple Cash, and up to five days with PayPal.

Apple Cash, Venmo and PayPal also have an instant transfer option, which delivers funds within minutes. The transaction fee is the same for all three services — 1.5% of the transferred amount, subject to certain minimums and maximums.

FDIC insurance: Apple Cash transfers are serviced by a bank. When you register your Apple Cash account, your money is federally insured up to $250,000, just as it would be in a traditional bank account. Balances in PayPal and the Venmo app aren’t insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. unless they’re from direct deposits, such as paychecks or government benefits.

Transfer limits: Apple Cash allows you to send up to $10,000 to another recipient per transaction, and transfer up to $20,000 per week to your debit card or bank account. With Venmo, you can send up to $4,999.99 to others per transfer and per week; the limit is $2,999.99 per transfer and $19,999 per week for bank transfers with a verified account. PayPal caps individual transactions at $60,000, and in some cases $10,000, per transfer; instant transfers to debit cards are capped at $5,000 per transfer and per week; instant transfer to bank accounts are capped at $25,000 per transfer.

Making payments: You can use Apple Pay (and Apple Cash via Apple Pay) at stores and in apps and on websites. In addition, you can apply for the company’s credit card, the Apple Card, which also integrates with the other digital applications. PayPal and Venmo can also be used to make payments online, in apps and in stores, and each offers a credit card, too.

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