Is there a way to send money without sharing back details?

[Startofsomethingnew20]

I need to send someone some money. They don’t have PayPal and don’t want to do it via bank transfer. Is there another way to send money to them?

@Startofsomethingnew20 Could you please clarify if it's you or them who doesn't want to do a bank transfer?

After reading the thread on here where the OP was squirelling away £20 notes I'd be really wary of sending cash without any ways of identifying who it was going to. I too wonder if it's legitimate.

There's an app called Venmo ive seen advertised

PayM is instant and the recipient gets a text to say the money has arrived. It takes a few minutes to set up the first time but after that it’s really quick.

Paym looks like a good solution actually.

No, it's the recipient who doesn't want to share bank details, not the OP

That would be the logical thought but it isn't actually clear from the OP's posts

The OP says “they don’t have paypal and don’t want to do it via bank transfer”
I read this as the recipient doesn’t have PayPal and also doesn’t want to do it via bank transfer.

Western union but there will be a charge.

It was them who didn’t want to an electronic transfer. My preferred would have been PayPal (I would have even paid the fee so it was a business transaction but was told no).

Thank you all for the help and advice. It was to buy an item from FB marketplace but I have since pulled out of the transaction .

After reading your posts, I was worried they would take my money and do a moonlight flit or something else dodgy was going on and I’d never get the item.

That does sound dodgy, OP. I'm glad you pulled out.

I'm still intrigued as to how they expected you to pay, though.

It does sound dodgy. Usually FB marketplace is for selling things locally so you would physically collect the item and hand over cash. For anything else (ie item being posted) I would use eBay and PayPal. Anyway I think you were right to pull out of this.

I know people who have been scammed on FB marketplace so sounds like you have done the right thing

I use market place and am happy with cash on the doorstep, PayPal or a bank transfer. Same with either buying or selling. Anything else would raise alarm bells.

Western union. You pay online, arranging for WU to take it from your bank account, and you can choose a location, a shop, for the recipient to collect cash. They won't know your bank details either.

From my understanding it's a bar idea to use electronic transfers for these purchases on FB marketplace. I think the idea being once the money is sent there is no reason for the seller to show up. Glad you exercised caution op.