As more people adopt WePay to collect money online, it’s only natural to meet our users in the place they overwhelmingly plan events, organize groups, and publicize charitable causes: Facebook.

Today we’re excited to announce WePay for Facebook, an easy and reliable solution for collecting money on the world’s largest social network. WePay’s two new Facebook apps, Sell Tickets and Collect Money, are integrated with Facebook Events and Facebook Groups, so it’s easier than ever to get your events off the ground, collect dues from your members, and collect money from your friends.

WePay for Facebook operates on the same simple premise as WePay itself.  All money collected with our Sell Tickets and Collect Money applications is deposited into a dedicated, FDIC-insured account associated with your event or group, so those contributing can be assured that their funds are are not just pooling up in an individual’s personal account.

Just as the name suggests, the Sell Tickets app lets an event administrator sell tickets to his or her upcoming festivities. It is ideally suited to help you plan a reunion, football tailgate, a back-to-school soiree, a charity concert – we could keep going here, but your imagination is the limit. “Tickets” is a term that can be construed loosely, too – maybe you’ll decide members of your Facebook-fronted fantasy football pool should use Sell Tickets for their buy-ins and safely store those funds in a WePay account until the end of the season.

An added benefit to Sell Tickets – it may help you keep relationships and finances intact. Never again will you have to shake-down friends or put yourself in the red because you fronted the funds for an event.

Likewise, Collect Money is a platform for those seeking to collect money from group members via Facebook. Whether you’re running a student club, professional association, or enthusiast group, Collect Money integrates into your Facebook Group.

While privacy concerns can often arise with social networking applications, your mind can be at ease with WePay.  Sell Tickets and Collect Money offer the same secure payment functionality you’ll find anytime you use WePay.

These apps are not yet accessible from the WePay.com site, but they will be soon. In the meantime, head over to Facebook and check them out – here and here.

Good luck with all your events and fundraisers this fall!