Venmo

Venmo is a mobile payment service owned by PayPal. Venmo account holders can transfer funds to others via a mobile phone app; both the sender and receiver have to live in the U.S. Venmo is a type of payment rail. It handled $31 billion in transactions in the first quarter of 2020.

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Venmo Prepares to Roll Out Scheduled and Repeat Payments Feature
Venmo Prepares to Roll Out Scheduled and Repeat Payments Feature
October 02, 2024  |  Payment Methods

Venmo is reportedly giving users an easier way to make repeat or scheduled payments. The new feature would let customers schedule payments — or requests —...

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PayPal Business Account Holders Can Buy, Hold, Sell Crypto
PayPal Business Account Holders Can Buy, Hold, Sell Crypto
September 25, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

PayPal Holdings now enables U.S. merchants — except those in New York State — to buy, hold and sell cryptocurrency directly from their PayPal business...

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This Week in Web3: Crypto Scams and Payments Surge
This Week in Web3: Crypto Scams and Payments Surge
September 11, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrencies were created to address supposed pain points across the financial system. By decentralizing transaction verification and record-keeping through a distributed ledger, blockchain-based digital assets...

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Fiserv to Facilitate Merchant Access to PayPal, Venmo and Fastlane
Fiserv to Facilitate Merchant Access to PayPal, Venmo and Fastlane
August 29, 2024  |  Checkout Conversion

Fiserv clients will be able to more easily enable PayPal, Venmo and related services, and accelerate guest checkout flows in the U.S. via a simple...

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More Than Half of US Consumers Use P2P Apps to Send Money
More Than Half of US Consumers Use P2P Apps to Send Money
August 02, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

Consumers are turning to peer-to-peer (P2P) apps like Venmo and Zelle for quick and easy money transfers. But while these services have become ubiquitous, concerns...

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EBay Uses Pay by Bank to Reach New Gen Z Consumers
EBay Uses Pay by Bank to Reach New Gen Z Consumers
August 01, 2024  |  Earnings

As eBay looks to reach Generation Z and millennials, the online marketplace is turning to pay by bank to meet younger customers’ eCommerce expectations. On...

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EBay to Add Venmo as Payment Option in US
EBay to Add Venmo as Payment Option in US
June 13, 2024  |  Retail

Online marketplace eBay will add Venmo as a payment option in the coming week, saying it aims to expand payment method choice and cater to...

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P2P Payments Bring Convenience and Flexibility to Retail
P2P Payments Bring Convenience and Flexibility to Retail
June 03, 2024  |  Retail

Peer-to-peer (P2P) payments are revolutionizing the retail landscape, with major players ranging from Starbucks to eBay embracing the capability to offer consumers more convenient and...

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Instant Payments Drive Profits for the Small Restaurants That Use Them
Instant Payments Drive Profits for the Small Restaurants That Use Them
May 31, 2024  |  Faster Payments

Forty percent of the independent mom-and-pop restaurants in the U.S. that generate $10 million or less annually now use instant payment rails as their primary...

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