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You can now tweet money to friends, if you live in France

http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/13/twitter-money-transfers-france/

Starting tomorrow, any French resident with a bank account and Twitter handle will be able to transfer money simply by tweeting it. The new service, dubbed S-money, was launched last month by French mega-bank BPCE and Twitter. It differs from Twitter's Buy Now, which lets users to pay for goods at companies like Home Depot and Burberry using an embedded "Pay" button. Instead, S-money is aimed at person-to-person transactions, letting you send money to friends without needing their banking details. Details are scarce on exactly how it works, but a BPCE spokesman said it's "perfectly adapted to the Twitter experience." By the way, my own Twitter handle is @stevetdent. #kerching

so whoever gains access to your twitter gains access to your bank account

Exactly. Imagine  integrating bitcoin wallets into peer to peer communications though...

I'm sure there are some pitfalls but if thought through correctly, one can only imagine the possibilities!

tip bots have been around for while on twitter
for dogecoin, bitcoin etc

It will be convenient and easy to send money basing on the bank transfer. But I wonder what is the level of security. I thought twitter was embracing bitcoin or creating its own digital currency. But they still don't want to get rid of traditional payment method and will lag behind other tech companies.

Attaching your bank account to any social site is not a good idea IMHO.