Send, receive, and request money in Messages on iPad (U.S. only)

You can use Apple Cash to send, receive, and request money quickly and easily in the Messages app or Wallet app . There’s no additional app to download, and you can use the cards you already have in Apple Pay.

When you receive money in Messages, it’s added to your Apple Cash card in Wallet. See Set up and use Apple Cash on iPad (U.S. only).

Send or receive a payment in Messages

In an iMessage conversation, tap , then enter the amount.
Tip: If there’s an underlined monetary amount in a message, tap it to preset the payment.
Tap Pay, then add a comment (optional).
To complete the payment, tap , then authenticate the payment with Face ID (supported models), Touch ID (supported models), or your passcode. If you don’t have sufficient funds in Apple Cash, you can pay the balance using your debit card in Wallet.

You can cancel a payment that hasn’t been accepted. Tap the payment bubble, then tap Cancel Payment.

Request a payment

You can also do the following:

In an iMessage conversation, tap .
Enter the amount, then tap Request.

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iPad User Guide

Send, receive, and request money in Messages on iPad (U.S. only)

Send or receive a payment in Messages

Request a payment