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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How PNC Is Fighting Pandemic-Fueled Financial Crime
How PNC Is Fighting Pandemic-Fueled Financial Crime
May 21, 2020  |  Fraud Prevention

Financial crime is a never-ending concern for banks, credit unions (CUs) and other financial institutions (FIs), with trillions of dollars and untold terabytes of personal...

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PayPal Brings In ‘Silver Tech’ Segment Amid Pandemic
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May 18, 2020  |  Digital Payments

As individuals throughout the country stay in their residences to avoid spreading the virus and cash is viewed as a germ risk, PayPal is bringing in...

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Deep Dive: How Customer Behaviors Drive Demand For Mobile Disbursement Innovation
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April 13, 2020  |  Disbursements

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Plaid Offers Lenders Payroll Data To Expedite SMB Loans
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April 06, 2020  |  Loans

Plaid, a startup being acquired by Visa, wants to help money get to those who need loans faster. To do so, it’s attacking the problem...

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COVID-19 Cash Flow, Grocery Payments, Lyft Driver ‘Referrals’ Top This Week’s News
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April 03, 2020  |  News

It’s the end of the workweek, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything with the latest in payments and...

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Today In Payments: Airbnb Execs Take Less Pay; Venmo, Square Cash Vie To Disperse Stimulus Funds
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Venmo, Square Cash Vie For Stimulus Funds Distribution
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March 29, 2020  |  Payment Methods

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Venmo App Lets Parents Create Debit Card For Kids
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February 24, 2020  |  Merchant Innovation

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