Google's Gmail will soon let you email money
Google's not launching its own currency (not yet, anyway), but it does plan to soon let people send each other money as easily as sending an email. In fact, it's going to let people send each other money by sending emails. Over coming months, Google's Gmail users will find a "$" icon added to their email attachment options. When they click the symbol they can specify how much money they want to send to whom. The service will at first be available in the US only, to users 18 years of age and older. Recipients do not have to have a Gmail account or Google Wallet. For users whose bank....
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