PayPal's new Facebook App for Sending Money to Friends was built by Canadian startup

Social media blog Mashable got the "exclusive" story on PayPal's new Facebook App for Sending Money to Friends this morning but Techvibes has an angle that Canadian tech fans may find interesting.

Social payments are taking a giant leap forward. PayPal has unveiled a Facebook app that lets you send money to friends.

The app, simply titled Send Money, is just as straightforward as its name. You have the choice to send either an ecard with money or just money with no card. You select a card, choose a friend to send it to and then select how much money to send.

If you log-in to your Facebook account and navigate to the Send Money app you'll find "PayPal Send Money operated by ConnectionPoint" in small type in the footer of the page. Vancouver's ConnectionPoint Systems is responsible for the popular FundRazr app which allows anyone to fundraise on Facebook.

Last month when Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg was randomly spotted in Vancouver, Techvibes named five reasons why he might be in town. One of them was to acquire FundRazr.

While that rumour hasn't come true yet, if it does we now know how they're going to send ConnectionPoint CEO Daryl Hatton the money.

Company:: FundRazr
Website:: http://www.fundrazr.com
Location:: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

FundRazr is the easiest way to collect money and manage members on Facebook FundRazr is an application designed for anyone who needs to collect fees and donations from members and supporters. FundRazr provides fast acting pain relief from fundraising and fee collection headaches! FundRazr allows the administrator of an organization to do three things very easily: 1. Manage & communicate with members of an... more

Company:: Facebook
Website:: http://www.facebook.com
Location:: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Facebook's mission is to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected. Millions of people use Facebook everyday to keep up with friends, upload an unlimited number of photos, share links and videos, and learn more about the people they meet. more

Company:: PayPal Canada
Website:: http://www.paypal.ca
Location:: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

PayPal is the faster, safer way to pay and get paid online. The service allows members to send money without sharing financial information, with the flexibility to pay using their account balances, bank accounts or credit cards. With more than 100 million active accounts in 190 markets and 25 currencies around the world, PayPal enables global ecommerce. PayPal is an eBay company. The company's open payment... more

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Rob Lewis

Rob is the President of Techvibes Media Inc. and Editor-in-Chief of Techvibes.com. His diverse background includes stints in International Trade Finance, Web Development, and Enterprise Software and he is a graduate of the University of British Columbia, British Columbia Institute of Technology, and Simon Fraser University. When not running Canada's leading technology media property, Rob can... more

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