Imagine this situation: tomorrow is your friend's birthday and you and your other friends just realized that you guys hadn't figured out what kind of present to get him. In the past, you needed to send each of your friends your bank card number and keep track of who sent money. This whole process has now become a lot easier.

Now you can manage money collection right in group chats. You can collect money for presents, save up for the party of the century or even launch your first round of investments for your startup. Any member of the chat can create a request at any time. Several members can even create them simultaneously.

Enter the amount that you need to collect and VK will automatically suggest a recommended transfer amount which you can change if you so wish. Take into account that you cannot transfer money to yourself, therefore the amount you post is divided up equally among the rest of the chat members. Once the goal is reached, the request will automatically close.

If you don't have a particular amount of money you're looking to collect for something, you can also create requests with no indicated limit to allow for your project to receive constant support.

For money to be added to your account automatically, choose a bank card from your list or add a new one. If you want, you can receive each transfer manually and cross off each person who owes you money one by one in your little black notebook.

You can pin a request in the group chat so it doesn't get lost in the shuffle of all the other messages. All members will be able to see how the collection is progressing and who has contributed, but only you will be able to see the amount that each person transfers.

For those using Mastercard or Maestro cards, there are some sweet bonuses for you. With these cards, you can send up to 75,000 rubles a month commission-free and every week that you receive at least one payment, you can choose a sticker pack of your choice for free.

Creating transfer requests is already available in the full and mobile versions of the website. This function will soon be available on VK apps.

Send money on VK. It's safe and takes less than a minute. You can find more information about money transfers here.