Twitter Introduces Money Transfer Feature "Tip Jar"

Fri 07 May 2021 | 03:25 AM

Taarek Refaat

Twitter has started testing a new feature "Tip Jar", which will allow users to send money directly to other accounts, using their Android and iOS apps

A user can simply click on the newly added dollar bill icon next to someone's username when viewing their profile on a Twitter mobile app. to send them money. Also, users will be able to toggle the tip jar feature as well.

Tip Jar supports a variety of payment options and links: Bandcamp, Cash App, Patreon, Paypal, and Venmo, without a service fee.

All users can send tips starting today, but only a select group, including creators, journalists, experts, and nonprofits can turn on the feature to accept funds at this time.

The only way to access Tip Jar at the moment is by visiting the user's profile. This means that sending someone some money in exchange for a really cool Tweet will take a little more effort than just liking or retweeting them, for example.

Currently, using the Tip Jar via Paypal allows senders to see the recipient's address, which is a worrying security issue that Twitter will have to resolve soon.