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What's The Best Way to Pay Other People Online?


When you need to send money quickly to anyone, whether you’re splitting a check or paying your share of the rent, which service do you turn to? You have tons of great—and convenient—options, but this week we want to hear about your favorites.

Of course, when it comes to sending money online, you have a lot to consider. There’s convenience, sure, but there’s also security, which is really important with payment processors like these. If you have a favorite service for the job, sound off in the discussions below!

Let’s hear your vote in the discussions below! To cast your vote, follow these guidelines:

  1. Follow this format for your vote, including the bold print. If you don’t, it won’t be counted:

    A SCREENSHOT OR LOGO OF THE BEST MONEY TRANSFER SERVICE
    Vote: [BEST MONEY TRANSFER SERVICE]
    Why: Explain why this service is the one you think is the best for sending other people money online! Maybe you’ve used them before and they did right by you. Maybe you can send people money from your phone with a single tap, or they’re bank agnostic and security-minded. Maybe they have low (or no) fees. What makes it the one you’d recommend to others, and why? Make your case!

  2. Don’t duplicate nominations! Instead, if someone’s nominated your pick, star (recommend) it to give it a boost, and reply with your story instead.

  3. Please don’t leave non-entry, direct comments on this post. They’ll just get pushed down. Save your stories for others’ submissions!

If you’re not sure what we mean, just check out the nominations by our writers below. We’ll give you a head start, and they should all be in the proper format, so you can just follow our lead.

The Hive Five is our weekly series where you vote on your favorite apps and tools for any given job. Have a suggestion for a topic? Send us an email at [email protected]!

Photo by Sergey Nivens.