Facebook is working on a digital assistant named Moneypenny to help you find and buy products

Facebook Messenger is getting its own virtual digital assistant code-named "Moneypenny," according to a report from news site The Information (paid registration required).

But where Apple's Siri, Google Now, and Microsoft Cortana focus on productivity, Moneypenny is actually a way to ask real people for help researching and buying products and services.

Facebook is testing it internally, and that name - taken from Miss Moneypenny M's assistant in the James Bond series of books and movies, and most recently played in Skyfall by Naomie Harris - could still change before its still unknown launch date, according to the report.

"It's also unclear what features the service will begin with and how exactly Facebook will fulfill requests," says The Information.

It seems from the report that Facebook's Moneypenny will have more in common with services like Magic or Operator, where you just text a person what you need and they figure out the logistics.