Twitter introduces Tip Jar feature for sending money to other accounts

Content creators, journalists, experts and non-profit organisations are among the first group to be given access to the new tool (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Twitter is introducing a Tip Jar feature that will allow users to send and receive money to support other accounts on the platform.

The social media giant said the feature has initially been made available to a “limited group” of accounts on the English-speaking version of the app on iOS and Android.