Patent ID: 8612351

Claim:
A machine-readable hardware device comprising machine-executable instructions which, when implemented by one or more processors of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising: receiving a funds request from a first member of a first social network, the funds request including an identifier to uniquely identify a second member of a second social network and an amount of funds to be exchanged between the first member and the second member, information in the funds request received via a payment interface on a social network page of the first member provided by the first social network; receiving a funds authorization from the second member in response to the funds request from the first member, the funds authorization received via a social network page of the second member provided by the second social network; and causing an exchange of the amount of funds between an account held by the first member of the first social network and an account held by the second member of the second social network based on the receiving of the funds authorization from the social network page of the second member, the first social network and the second social network each being a community of members that share a common interest.