Facebook to launch Facebook Pay to Provide Users With Secure and Convenient Payment Experience

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Facebook has announced it will be launching the Facebook Pay service to provide people with a convenient, secure and consistent payment experience across its platform.
According to Facebook, people already use payments across its platform to shop, donate to causes and send money to each other. The Facebook pay will make these economic events easier while continuing to ensure user transaction information is secure and protected.
In order to use the service, users are to add their preferred payment method once and then use the service where it is available to make payments and purchases on the facebook’s platform apps. This will ensure users are not inconvenience as they wouldn’t be required to enter their payment information again.
The Facebook Pay will be available on Facebook and Messenger this week for US customers for fundraising, in-game payments, and event tickets, person-to-person payments on Messenger and purchases from select pages and businesses on Facebook marketplace.
According to Facebook, over time, the service will become available to more people and places including on its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms.

Security

Facebook iterates its desire to continue investment in security of its platform.

Facebook said “We designed Facebook Pay to securely store and encrypt your card and bank account numbers, perform anti-fraud monitoring on our systems to detect unauthorized activity and provide notifications for account activity”.

Facebook Pay allows users to add Pin or use their device biometrics for extra security when sending money or making payments. Facebook argues it will not receive or store users device biometric information based on its privacy policy.

To the Future

The Facebook Pay is part of our ongoing work to make commerce more convenient, Facebook said and this also will make it accessible and secure for people on its app.

And it will continue to develop Facebook Pay and look for ways to make it even more valuable for people on our apps.