I want to request payment from someone nearby, but sharing links via text or email feels slow and awkward.

This feature helps you request a payment from someone who is physically near you without needing to send a link by text or email. It makes in-person payment requests faster, more natural, and easier to complete on the spot.

This feature is designed for situations where you and the payer are in the same place and you want to request money without exchanging phone numbers, emails, or links. Instead of composing and sending a payment link, you can initiate a nearby payment request and guide the other person to complete it immediately. The experience focuses on reducing friction during face-to-face interactions, such as splitting a bill, selling an item, or collecting a shared expense. It helps avoid delays caused by switching apps, waiting for messages to arrive, or dealing with copy/paste errors. It also reduces the awkwardness of asking for contact details just to send a request. The feature is useful in quick, high-trust moments like friends settling up after dinner or roommates reimbursing household costs. It can also support casual transactions such as local pickups, small services, or group activities where time matters. By keeping the request flow short and contextual to being nearby, it improves completion rates and makes payment collection feel more seamless. Overall, it streamlines in-person payment requests while preserving a straightforward, user-friendly experience.