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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Final CFPB Rule Expands Oversight of Big Tech’s Payments Ambitions 
Final CFPB Rule Expands Oversight of Big Tech’s Payments Ambitions 
November 21, 2024  |  Regulation

The payment ambitions of the largest, marquee names in technology now will come under greater scrutiny at the federal level. A finalized rule from the...

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PayPal Resolves 2-Hour Global Outage Affecting Multiple Products
PayPal Resolves 2-Hour Global Outage Affecting Multiple Products
November 21, 2024  |  Technology

PayPal experienced a global outage that affected multiple products for about two hours Thursday (Nov. 21). The incident lasted from 10:53 UTC to 12:59 UTC...

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Hallmark Bridges Digital Gifting With Real-World Touches
Hallmark Bridges Digital Gifting With Real-World Touches
November 01, 2024  |  Gift Cards

As the holiday season approaches, the quest for the perfect gift intensifies. With consumers increasingly seeking personalized and convenient gifting solutions, Hallmark has introduced Gift...

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PayPal Reports BNPL Bounce, More Focus on Financial Services
PayPal Reports BNPL Bounce, More Focus on Financial Services
October 29, 2024  |  Earnings

With its transaction growth rates slowing and less-than-expected revenue guidance for the balance of the year, PayPal focused on its repositioning from a peer-to-peer pioneer...

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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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