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These Money Transfer Apps Make it Easy to Send and Receive Money

This day and age you can easily send payments to anyone in an instant using your iPhone. Check out these money transfer apps that make it simple.

Cash App

Send money to anyone for free!

Cash App

Send Money Right From iMessage

For those who use Square but just need to send or receive money without having a card reader.

Square Cash lets you send money from your bank account to anyone for free.! Just add your debit card, input an amount to send or request from someone, find the person in your contacts or use Bluetooth or just input their username, and then you're good to go. The money you receive is deposited directly to your bank account (since it's debit card only, no credit), and any money sent is withdrawn directly. It's fast, simple, and secure.

Why we love it

The interface for Square Cash is sleek and simple, and the process of sending and receiving money is insanely easy.

PayPal - Pay, Send, Save

A perfect way to send and receive money and interact with the ubiquitous service

PayPal - Pay, Send, Save

Sleek interface

People who want to use their PayPal account to pay others or get money.

The well-designed app is a quick and secure way to manage your account. You can receive instant notifications when you send or receive money. A personalized hub to allow you to send and request money from friends, family, and other PayPal users. It allows you to quickly and easily add people directly from your phone’s contact list.

Why we love it

Pretty much anyone has had to deal with PayPal at one time or another, whether its paying for an eBay auction or other transactions on the Internet. And the app makes it quick and easy to interact with the service.

Venmo

Venmo is a safe and secure alternative

Venmo

Quick payments

For those who want a safe and secure way to pay and receive money from others

Venmo is another peer-to-peer payment app. Just set up your account with your information, debit or bank account, and you're good to go. You can send payments to others while including a note so you can make sure you and the other party know what the money is for, and you can get money from others just as quickly. Remember to cash out to have that money transferred overnight to your bank account, so it's ready the next day. It's fast and secure to use.

Why we love it

It's simple and has a great process for sending and receiving money.

Circle Pay

Send and receive money in a snap

Circle Pay

Send money with just a few taps

If you don't want to pay fees but still have a secure way to pay, join the Circle

Sending money with Circle Pay is quick and easy, once you enroll with your bank account or debit card. Just tap the Send button on the left, type in the amount, and choose who to send it to. You can then include a note, photo, or even a GIF for fun. When you are ready to send money to a pal, you can easily see your Circle Pay balance. If you don't have enough in your account to cover it, you can choose to send with a debit card. Don't worry about security, either, because Circle's got you covered. Security settings include Touch ID and a password. You can also use two-factor authentication and set the amounts for sending and withdrawing money. Circle Pay is fast and easy, and so is cashing out. You can cash out to a supported debit card instantly. Unlike most other such options, Circle doesn't even charge you to use it.

Why we love it

CIrcle Pay is easy to use for requesting money, too. If you need to split the check at a restaurant, the app makes it amazingly easy. It uses location services to determine which of your friends are nearby, so you don't have to hunt through dozens or more of your contacts to find the right people. Just put in the amount you want to collect, choose your friends, and they'll get a notification that you've asked them for money. Not only is Circle Pay is quick and simple to use, the fact that it doesn't charge any fees makes the app even more valuable. The app has a convenient Help area with details as well as buttons to contact the help center by phone or message. That's not all, though. With Circle Pay, you can send money to someone straight from the Messages app. They'll get a link to tap, and that will open up your offering in the Circle Pay app. Then, your friend just has to accept it, and away they go.

Google Pay (old app)

Google Wallet does more and makes life easy

Google Pay (old app)

Several options

For those who need to send and receive money and already use Google.

Google Wallet integrates with your existing Google account so you don't have to sign up for anything new. Just link it to the one you want to use, select the payment card, and then you're ready to go. Google Wallet has the usual Send and Request money options, but you can also do Split payments among multiple people, which is super convenient.

Why we love it

It works with your existing Google account and even has a Split payment feature that is useful among groups.