Cash app is a peer to peer payment app that was launched in 2013 by Square Inc, it allows users to send and receive money online. In the Cash app instead of an account number, you are known on the network by your email address or phone number. You can also create a unique identifier known as a $Cashtag. Users can link Cash App to an existing bank account and use that to transfer money to and from the Cash App account. With Cash App, you can send money from a debit card and spend your Cash App balance directly from that. Users can also receive direct deposits (like a paycheck), to their accounts.Cash App has expanded its functionality beyond just a peer-to-peer payment service users can now receive direct deposit payments and ACH payments, as well as purchase bitcoin cryptocurrency through the platform. Most recently, it has introduced a new feature called investing in Cash App which allows users to trade stocks commission-free within the application.Features of Cash App: No basic fee: Cash App does not charge monthly fees, and there are no other hidden charges to send or receive money, inactivity fees, and foreign transaction fees.
Cash App Card: The “Cash Card” allows users to make transactions and withdraw the money that they have in their Cash App account. You can order a Cash App card that is issued by Sutton Bank and is unique to a user’s Cash App account. And it is not connected to a personal bank account or another debit card.
Free ATM withdrawals: if you set up a direct deposit. Otherwise, the fee is $2 to use an ATM with a Cash Card.
“Cash boosts”: Cash App boost is one of the most amazing features of Cash App. It helps users in saving money when using the debit card. If you have a Cash App card you can choose a specific “boost” on your account to save money on a purchase with a particular vendor.
Ability to invest: Cash App allows users to buy stock in specific companies with as little or as much money as they want to invest. You can purchase stocks with the funds in your Cash App account; if you don’t have enough funds in the app, then the remaining amount will be taken from your linked bank account.
Bitcoin compatible: Cash App users can also buy or sell bitcoins, but there are additional fees on this, Cash App will charge two kinds of fees: a service fee for each payment and, depending on market activity, there is an additional fee determined by price volatility across U.S. exchanges.