Top Stories· August 18, 2026 at 08:03 p.m.
TikTok Investigates Peer-to-Peer Payments Feature for Direct Messages
Key takeaways
- TikTok is developing a peer-to-peer payment feature
- The feature was discovered in the code of TikTok's U.S. iPhone app
- Recipients would be able to 'tap to accept' payments
TikTok is reportedly developing a feature that would enable users to send money via direct messages, according to Bloomberg. The proposed feature, which utilizes TikTok Pay, is currently under development and was discovered in the code of the U.S. iPhone app version. If implemented, recipients could 'tap to accept' payments, while senders could include messages with their transactions, similar to Venmo. However, TikTok has stated that the feature is not being tested, suggesting it's still in its early stages.
