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.

(source: venmo.com)

Venmo Is Facing An FTC Investigation
Venmo Is Facing An FTC Investigation
April 29, 2016  |  Regulation

The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Venmo in an effort to determine if the P2P service has been involved in “deceptive or unfair practices.” PayPal,...

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The ‘Uber Of Nothing’ Is Coming
The ‘Uber Of Nothing’ Is Coming
April 11, 2016  |  Payment Methods

Payment’s Next Big Thing: The “Uber Of Nothing” ”I’m about to sneeze. May I have a Kleenex, please?” “I have a headache. Do you have...

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Venmo Cuts Off New Developers’ API Access
Venmo Cuts Off New Developers’ API Access
February 29, 2016  |  Payment Methods

In terms of P2P payments, Venmo’s numbers have been on the rise — setting a record $1 billion transfers in January. But now, Venmo seems...

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Venmo Surges, Facebook Sells (Ads) & Amazon Gets Stylish
Venmo Surges, Facebook Sells (Ads) & Amazon Gets Stylish
February 22, 2016  |  Social Commerce

As is its annual custom, February is about to depart almost as quickly as it entered. And though the month will be longer by one...

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Venmo’s $1B Record-Setting January
Venmo’s $1B Record-Setting January
February 17, 2016  |  Mobile Payments

Venmo has set a new company record by hitting the $1 billion mark. As in $1 billion worth of payments made using Venmo during the...

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Super Bowl 50’s $4.1B Illegal Payments Betting Scheme
Super Bowl 50’s $4.1B Illegal Payments Betting Scheme
February 10, 2016  |  Consumer Insights

The Super Bowl’s larger-than-life presence in American culture, if put in numbers, comes to about 139 million pounds of guacamole, 162.5 million pounds of chicken wings...

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