How does Braid Work?

Start a Braid Pool

Start a Braid Pool

Each Braid Pool serves as your digital red envelopes.

Share your Pool Link to collect contributions

Share your Pool Link to collect contributions

Friends and family can add money with the Pool Link. No sign-up required.

Send money directly from the pool

Send money directly from the pool

You can send Chinese New Year gifts and digital red envelopes to any debit card or phone number instantly.

The easiest way to send digital red envelopes to friends, family, and colleagues

All your digital red envelope needs covered

Whether you’re near or far, use Braid Pools to collect and send money for the Lunar Near Year.

Pool Links make collecting money easy

Anyone can contribute to the red envelope with a debit or credit card. No sign-up required. Use the Pool Link to

Personalize your Pool Link

Add custom text and images to let everyone know whom you’re collecting lucky money for.

Send money with Money Links

To send a digital red envelope, simply create a Money Link from your Braid Pool then share the link with your recipient so that they can claim it.

Braid Pools do what you need them to

Braid Pools are the effortless way to collect, manage, and send red envelope money.

See contributions as they happen

Get optional alerts whenever someone contributes to your pool.

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Braid is safe and secure

We use best-in-class security and compliance practices to keep your money safe and your personal data private.

All payments and personal information are encrypted end-to-end using SSL 256-bit encryption.

Get spending notifications from your pools, and freeze your debit card anytime in the app.

Frequently Asked Questions

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