diff --git a/apps/flipcash/core/src/androidMain/res/values/strings.xml b/apps/flipcash/core/src/androidMain/res/values/strings.xml
index f391c7b7f1..22981b460c 100644
--- a/apps/flipcash/core/src/androidMain/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/apps/flipcash/core/src/androidMain/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1207,7 +1207,7 @@
     <string name="label_shareUnpaidEnded">Didn\'t pay</string>
     <!-- Under the member's name on the Mark as Paid sheet: "$20 · Hasn't paid yet". -->
     <string name="label_shareUnpaidAmount">%1$s · Hasn\'t paid yet</string>
-    <string name="action_sendShare">Send %1$s</string>
+    <string name="action_payShare">Pay %1$s</string>
     <string name="cd_requestOptions">Request options</string>
     <string name="cd_close">Close</string>
     <string name="action_closeRequest">Close Request</string>
diff --git a/apps/flipcash/features/messenger/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/messenger/internal/request/RequestDetailsScreen.kt b/apps/flipcash/features/messenger/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/messenger/internal/request/RequestDetailsScreen.kt
index d521539db3..047a6e52b3 100644
--- a/apps/flipcash/features/messenger/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/messenger/internal/request/RequestDetailsScreen.kt
+++ b/apps/flipcash/features/messenger/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/messenger/internal/request/RequestDetailsScreen.kt
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ internal fun RequestDetailsScreen(
                         .padding(horizontal = CodeTheme.dimens.inset)
                         .padding(bottom = CodeTheme.dimens.grid.x2)
                         .testTag("request_details_send"),
-                    text = stringResource(R.string.action_sendShare, share.amount.requestText()),
+                    text = stringResource(R.string.action_payShare, share.amount.requestText()),
                     buttonState = ButtonState.Filled,
                     isLoading = pay.preparing,
                     onClick = viewModel::payTapped,
diff --git a/apps/flipcash/features/messenger/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/messenger/internal/request/RequestPayFlow.kt b/apps/flipcash/features/messenger/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/messenger/internal/request/RequestPayFlow.kt
index dd9c3433ff..ba45571d98 100644
--- a/apps/flipcash/features/messenger/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/messenger/internal/request/RequestPayFlow.kt
+++ b/apps/flipcash/features/messenger/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/messenger/internal/request/RequestPayFlow.kt
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ internal class RequestPayFlow(
 ) {
     data class State(
         val requestId: ID? = null,
-        /** Refetching before the sheet opens: the caller's Send button spins. */
+        /** Refetching before the sheet opens: the caller's Pay button spins. */
         val preparing: Boolean = false,
         /** The swipe sheet is up. */
         val open: Boolean = false,
diff --git a/apps/flipcash/features/messenger/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/messenger/internal/request/RequestPaySheet.kt b/apps/flipcash/features/messenger/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/messenger/internal/request/RequestPaySheet.kt
index d0766fd7a0..b6f75ad8d5 100644
--- a/apps/flipcash/features/messenger/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/messenger/internal/request/RequestPaySheet.kt
+++ b/apps/flipcash/features/messenger/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/messenger/internal/request/RequestPaySheet.kt
@@ -95,16 +95,21 @@ internal fun RequestPaySheet(
     PayShareSheet(
         creator = members[request.creator],
         share = share,
-        swipePay = SwipePayUiState(
-            token = token,
-            progress = pay.progress,
-            tokenPickable = true,
-            swipeTestTag = "request_pay_swipe",
-        ),
+        swipePay = requestPaySwipeState(pay, token),
         actions = actions,
     )
 }
 
+/** The swipe for a share: the viewer pays the request, so it reads "Swipe to Pay". */
+internal fun requestPaySwipeState(pay: RequestPayFlow.State, token: Token?): SwipePayUiState =
+    SwipePayUiState(
+        token = token,
+        progress = pay.progress,
+        tokenPickable = true,
+        swipeLabel = R.string.action_swipeToPay,
+        swipeTestTag = "request_pay_swipe",
+    )
+
 /**
  * Frame 10: who is being paid, the share, the token, and the swipe. The token pill swaps this
  * sheet's content for the currency list, as on the group send confirm sheet.
diff --git a/apps/flipcash/features/messenger/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/messenger/internal/swipepay/SwipePaySheet.kt b/apps/flipcash/features/messenger/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/messenger/internal/swipepay/SwipePaySheet.kt
index 44bb9cba91..98e3e65b56 100644
--- a/apps/flipcash/features/messenger/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/messenger/internal/swipepay/SwipePaySheet.kt
+++ b/apps/flipcash/features/messenger/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/messenger/internal/swipepay/SwipePaySheet.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.flipcash.app.messenger.internal.swipepay
 
 import androidx.activity.compose.BackHandler
+import androidx.annotation.StringRes
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.PaddingValues
@@ -50,6 +51,8 @@ internal data class SwipePayUiState(
     val tokenPickable: Boolean,
     /** True when only back closes the sheet: no drag, no tap on the scrim. */
     val backOnly: Boolean = false,
+    /** The swipe's label: "Swipe to Send" unless the flow pays a request. */
+    @StringRes val swipeLabel: Int = R.string.action_swipeToSend,
     val swipeTestTag: String? = null,
 ) {
     /** A swipe is in flight or has finished; the sheet holds still until the flow lets go. */
@@ -122,7 +125,7 @@ internal fun SwipePaySheet(
                 enabled = state.progress.isIdle,
                 isLoading = state.progress.loading,
                 isSuccess = state.progress.success,
-                label = stringResource(R.string.action_swipeToSend),
+                label = stringResource(state.swipeLabel),
             )
         }
         Column(
diff --git a/apps/flipcash/features/messenger/src/test/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/messenger/internal/request/RequestPayLabelTest.kt b/apps/flipcash/features/messenger/src/test/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/messenger/internal/request/RequestPayLabelTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..94c0e6334d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/flipcash/features/messenger/src/test/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/messenger/internal/request/RequestPayLabelTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package com.flipcash.app.messenger.internal.request
+
+import com.flipcash.app.messenger.internal.swipepay.SwipePayUiState
+import com.flipcash.features.messenger.R
+import com.getcode.view.LoadingSuccessState
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith
+import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner
+import org.robolectric.RuntimeEnvironment
+import org.robolectric.annotation.Config
+import kotlin.test.Test
+import kotlin.test.assertEquals
+
+/** Paying a request reads "Pay"; sending to a group or from Currency Info still reads "Send". */
+@RunWith(RobolectricTestRunner::class)
+@Config(manifest = Config.NONE)
+class RequestPayLabelTest {
+
+    private val context = RuntimeEnvironment.getApplication()
+
+    @Test
+    fun `request pay swipe reads swipe to pay`() {
+        val state = requestPaySwipeState(RequestPayFlow.State(open = true), token = null)
+
+        assertEquals("Swipe to Pay", context.getString(state.swipeLabel))
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `send swipe keeps swipe to send`() {
+        val state = SwipePayUiState(token = null, progress = LoadingSuccessState(), tokenPickable = true)
+
+        assertEquals("Swipe to Send", context.getString(state.swipeLabel))
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `request details button reads pay and the share`() {
+        assertEquals("Pay $20", context.getString(R.string.action_payShare, "$20"))
+    }
+}