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

Company logo
Company cover image
PayPal Claims Top Spot in BNPL as Q3 Volume Spikes 157%
PayPal Claims Top Spot in BNPL as Q3 Volume Spikes 157%
November 03, 2022  |  Platform Payments

PayPal’s users are still engaged, but spending is clearly slowing. But even as PayPal, like other firms, is not immune to macro headwinds and inflation’s...

READ MORE >
Amazon, Venmo Team on New Secure Payments Partnership
Amazon, Venmo Team on New Secure Payments Partnership
October 25, 2022  |  eCommerce

Online shoppers can now pay for their Amazon purchases though their Venmo accounts thanks to a new partnership announced Tuesday (Oct 25). Both Venmo and...

READ MORE >
Data Brief: Fewer Than 1 in 10 US Consumers Use FinTechs as Primary Bank
Data Brief: Fewer Than 1 in 10 US Consumers Use FinTechs as Primary Bank
September 19, 2022  |  Digital Banking

The corner bank branch — the brick-and-mortar kind — may be giving way to a digital one embedded in our phones. We’re seeing the rise...

READ MORE >
46% of Merchants Say They Accept Crypto, but Nonnative Wallets Rule
46% of Merchants Say They Accept Crypto, but Nonnative Wallets Rule
August 12, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The number of merchants who accept cryptocurrency payments in some form is high, but far and away the most common source of those payments are...

READ MORE >
PayPal: BNPL Volumes Surge 226% Year on Year  
PayPal: BNPL Volumes Surge 226% Year on Year  
August 02, 2022  |  Earnings

PayPal’s most recent earnings results spotlight the continued digital shift, as active user counts eclipsed pre-pandemic levels.   And buy now, pay later (BNPL) volumes...

READ MORE >
Grant Program Offers Support to Venmo Business Users
Grant Program Offers Support to Venmo Business Users
July 28, 2022  |  SMBs

A new grant program offered by PayPal will provide financial and mentorship support to 20 new and existing Venmo Business Profile users. Each of the 20 businesses selected...

READ MORE >
P2P Payments Fraud Suggests Liability Gray Area
P2P Payments Fraud Suggests Liability Gray Area
July 12, 2022  |  Banking

Peer-to-peer (P2P) transactions between bank accounts are gaining in popularity, evidenced by the triple-digit percentage gains in Zelle and Venmo volumes, due in part to...

READ MORE >
PayPal, Venmo Now Payment Options at In-Store POS
PayPal, Venmo Now Payment Options at In-Store POS
May 11, 2022  |  POS Innovation

PayPal is seeing an expansion of people using its services as the world becomes more digitized, a company blog noted. The release said PayPal knows...

READ MORE >
PayPal’s Buy Now, Pay Later Volumes Surge 256%
PayPal’s Buy Now, Pay Later Volumes Surge 256%
April 27, 2022  |  Earnings

It’s no easy task to craft a payments ecosystem. Yes, PayPal noted that giving guidance is tough in the current environment — and yes, the...

READ MORE >