You're already on Facebook sharing anything and everything [1] with friends, and now the social network wants you using the site to send money to those same people. According to hacked screenshots [2] found by TechCrunch, Facebook is prepping its Messenger app to also be a tool for transferring money to other Facebook users. Maybe this is why Facebook is so insistent mobile users download the separate Messenger app [3], despite continued protests from users.

@Facebook [4] Messenger has P2P payments coming. @SquareCash [5] style. pic.twitter.com/3NuXuuaMMC [6]

— Andrew Aude (@andyplace2) October 4, 2014 [7]

According to the photos and the below Instagram video, users will pay friends by uploading their debit card information to the app or using a card already on file within the app. It's believed that the Facebook payment system will not publish any information on transactions to a News Feed (unlike popular payment app Venmo) so friends won't know that you owe someone again for last night's Uber ride.

Would you use Facebook to send money?

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Facebook Messenger Payments feature demoed by @andyplace2 for TechCrunch

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