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Earlier this summer, MasterCard released a mobile payment app for iPhone, which has now found its way to BlackBerry. MoneySend lets you send cash to friends, pay for stuff, or ask for money from others once it’s paired up with your MasterCard and your banking institution.
MasterCard had partnerered with Zoompass for contactless payment stickers, and has had an ATM Hunter app for awhile, but MoneySend strikes me as the most useful of the batch. Quickly and easily sending your friends money when you’re out of cash and there’s no ATM nearby can be a hassle. The token “poor student asking mom and dad for money” situation illustrates how well this works for long-distance situations, too.
Registering and downloading MoneySend for BlackBerry is free, but there are some transaction fees you’ll want to keep in mind before you start going crazy sending everyone you know money from your phone just for the novelty of it. Hit up the MoneySend site to register, or go to the iPhone App Store or BlackBerry App World links below to start downloading.
[via BusinessWire]
Download MoneySend for BlackBerry (Free) [App World Link]
Download MoneySend for iPhone (Free) [iTunes Link]
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Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
