Now you can send and receive money from Gmail

Gmail now allows transactions via the web or the Android app, although for now it only works in the United States. The intention is for users to be able to send and receive money, making the exchange as simple as sending an email.

Both parties must have a Gmail account, as it doesn't work with corporate accounts. This is all made possible by Google Wallet, the payment service developed by Google.

This app is geared towards businesses and also individuals, and in the  official Google blog We can see how this new Google Wallet tool works, step by step:

To send money

• Open Gmail on your Android device
• Click the Compose button
• Enter the email address of the person you want to send the money to.
• Enter the subject and body of the email (this is optional, of course)
• Click on the current currency symbol
• Enter the amount you want to send and choose a payment method or add one.
• Click on attach
• Please check your message to make sure everything is correct.
• Click the Submit button

To receive money from a mail

• Open Gmail on your Android device
• Open the message with the attached money
• Click on claim money

To ask someone for money

• Open Gmail on your Android device
• Click the Compose button
• Enter the email address of the person you want to claim the money from.
• Enter the subject and body of the email (this is optional, of course)
• Click on the current currency symbol
• Click on "Order" at the top of the box, and enter the quantity you wish to order.
• Click on attach
• Please check your message to make sure everything is correct.
• Click the Submit button

This service is completely free and only for those over 18 years of age. You won't have to pay any fees to send or receive money to another person.