PayPal.me looks to bridge the gap between ultra-casual Venmo and old-fashioned PayPal by making it extremely easy for users to request money without using a mobile app or logging into PayPal’s website.
To use PayPal.me, each user has a free, personalized link (“paypal.me/barackobama” for example) that can be texted, emailed, tweeted, or otherwise posted. If someone else has the link,
they can easily complete the charge request on the spot (the site is optimized for mobile). People are sometimes reluctant about directly asking for money they’re owed, and PayPal is betting that providing a simple, digital way of requesting should prevent them from leaving money on the table.