Facebook has quietly secured an e-payments license from the Central Bank of Ireland, signalling that the ability to pay people through the Messenger app ($4) could soon be coming to Europe, $4.
The $4 shows that the license was authorised to Facebook Payments International Limited (FBPIL) in October for "e-money issuance" and "payment services." FBPIL confirmed the approval of the European license to TechCrunch.
The Central Bank of Ireland
The Central Bank of Ireland authorised an e-payments license to Facebook in October.
What is not known, is how exactly the license will be used, though François Briod, the founder of money transfer comparison site Monito, $4: "In the short term, it means that Facebook Messenger will be able to roll out its peer-to-peer payment features in Europe."
Currently, the $4. It lets you sending money to friends via the Messenger app, a feature which it has $4. It $4 that the social network will soon be adding payments to businesses, as well as friends, via the app.
Facebook's peer-to-peer payment functionality, currently available in the US, is now likely to come to Europe.