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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Snapchat Reveals Snapcash Mobile Payments Service [Watch (HLS stream): Snapchat Reveals Snapcash Mobile Payments Service](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/jqEzlf9E.m3u8) (1:43)  _Published 2014-11-18. Snapchat is teaming up with Square to launch Snapcash, a service that allows friends to send money to each other by simply typing in a dollar amount and pressing send. It used a — we'll say enthusiastic — video to break the news._ --- Jul 27, 2023 5:32 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [ Snapchat’s Redesign Is Still Not What the People Want ](/video/K2MuBlpr/) ### Snapchat’s Redesign Is Still Not What the People Want [Snapchat Allows Users to Register to Vote in App](/video/XB9O2u7i/) ### Snapchat Allows Users to Register to Vote in App [Pope snapchat day1](/video/koX6wdaR/) ### Pope snapchat day1 --- ## Transcript Snapchat announced Monday that users of the popular photo- sharing app will soon be able to send friends something that will last more than ten seconds. Cash. Snapchat is teaming up with Square to launch SnapCash, a service that allows friends to send money to each other by simply typing in a dollar amount and pressing Send. It used this, we'll say, enthusiastic, video to break the news. Right now, only Android users 18 and older that also have a Visa or MasterCard debit card. Can use Snapcash, but it's likely to expand to iOS and other card carriers as well. writes that this feature arrives as Snapchat tries to move beyond its traditional photo- sharing service into a broader media platform. In fact, it just launched its first paid advertisements and it's reportedly working on partnerships with BuzzFeed, Comedy Central, and Vice, to feature their content within its app. This announcement also means Snapchat managed to beat Facebook to the peer- to- peer money- sharing game. It was revealed last month that code existed within Facebook's messenger to send mobile payments but the company hasn't announced any plans to roll out the feature yet. Though, Snapchat does have to deal with existing competition like Google Wallet and Venmo. But Tech Crunch brings up a good point about Snapcash, noting the services photo sharing roots could give it a broad user base. By wedging itself into p2p payments through a consumer app that tens of millions of people already regularly use with their close friends, Snapcash could inject itself into the lives of people who never considered downloading a finance app. Square will be responsible for storing all user information regarding payments. It's a move probably meant to eliminate security concerns after thousands of users Snapchat photos were leaked online recently after a third party app was hacked. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Snapchat Reveals Snapcash Mobile Payments Service","description":"Snapchat is teaming up with Square to launch Snapcash, a service that allows friends to send money to each other by simply typing in a dollar amount and pressing send. 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