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Messaging app update boasts PayPal integration

The feature was initially introduced earlier in the year in beta form with select BB10, Android, and iOS users in Canada.

Screen grab of the new Paypal payment platform in use on BBM

According to several media reports, BlackBerry has started rolling out an update for its BBM messaging app on both Android, iOS, and BB10 platforms. The company also announced an extension of that app for the Apple Watch.

The new update provides support for a PayPal integration, which means users can send money to other BBM users all over the world via the online payment platform provided they have a PayPal account.

The feature was initially introduced earlier in the year in beta form with select BB10, Android, and iOS users in Canada.

Users only need to sign in to their PayPal account, then connect it to BBM to transfer money, while recipients would also need to do the same for the transaction to be successful.

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BlackBerry has promised to bring in more partners on board for mobile payments via BBM. "We're not done yet - the PayPal partnership is just one of many exciting developments on the way for mobile payments. Stay tuned as we add support for additional finance and banking partners, all wrapped up with world-class BlackBerry security standards," the company said in a blog post.

Other features of the new update include: Quick Reply functionality for iOS 9 and other iOS versions now support sending videos as attachments within conversations.

The app is also available to the Apple Watch. Users can reply to BBM messages and quickly send replies without having to open the app on their smartphone. The app is now available on Google Play, App Store, and BlackBerry World.

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