TikTok is building a way to send money inside DMs

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By Cristian DinaAug 19, 2026, 8:48 am130 ptsTrending
TikTok is working on a way for users to send each other money inside direct messages, according to Bloomberg. The feature would run on TikTok Pay, the app’s existing payment system, Bloomberg reported. Natalie Lung and Alexandra Levine wrote that references to it sit in code hidden in the current version of…

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