Google announced several new product rollouts today at their I/O conference on Wednesday including a new music streaming service, updating its Google + offerings, a now the tech giant announced an Gmail integrated way to send money.
"Google Wallet is now integrated with Gmail, so you can quickly and securely send money to friends and family directly within Gmail - even if they don't have a Gmail address," Google writes in a blog post today. "It's free to send money if your bank account is linked to Google Wallet or using your Google Wallet balance, and low fees apply to send money using your linked credit or debit card."
Once this feature goes live, you will be able to send and receive money via your Gmail account.
A new money icon will appear in the compose toolbar next to the Google Drive icon where you'll be able to attach money to your message, giving an all-new to "penny for your thoughts."
After clicking on the money symbol, you can enter in the amount of money you want to send and select the source from which the money will come from - it can even be a credit or debit card. After that, all you do is click "Attach" and then you'll be able to type an email message and send off your money through the internet pipes to your friend or family member.
The video below shows the process in a bit more detail, as well as how you can receive money which is done by clicking on "Claim Money" and you'll be able to boost your checking account that much more.
