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Amazon adds Venmo as payments option

Ahead of Black Friday, Amazon is adding PayPal's Venmo as a payment option for US shoppers.

26 October 2022

Company announcement/crypto

Venmo adds crypto price tracking

As we continue to grow and expand crypto on Venmo, we’re excited to introduce a new feature that will allow customers to set price alerts for the cryptocurrencies on the Venmo platform, to help them track the price of the four cryptocurrencies available to buy, hold and sell on Venmo.

12 November 2021

News/payments

Amazon adds Venmo as payment option

PayPal has struck a deal with Amazon to enable US shoppers to pay for purchases using their Venmo accounts.

09 November 2021

News/crypto

Venmo lets credit cardholders buy crypto with cashback

Venmo credit card users can now automatically buy cryptocurrency using the cashback they earn on purchases.

10 August 2021

News/regulation

Venmo cites sanctions laws over blocked payments mentioning Palestinian relief funds

Venmo says that US sanctions laws are behind recent moves to block some payments that include keywords related to Palestine in the description.

19 May 2021

News/crypto

Venmo lets users buy and sell crypto

Following the lead of its parent PayPal, Venmo is set to start letting its 70 million users buy, hold and sell cryptocurrency directly within its app.

20 April 2021

News/payments

Venmo transactions link Matt Gaetz to accused sex trafficker - Daily Beast

US congressman Matt Gaetz used the Venmo payments app to send $900 to accused sex trafficker Joel Greenberg, who the next morning Venmo'd a sum totalling the same amount to three young women, according to the Daily Beast.

09 April 2021

Company announcement/payments

Venmo credit card gets full roll out

Today, we’re excited to announce that the Venmo Credit Card is available for all eligible Venmo customers to apply, straight from the Venmo app!

16 February 2021

News/payments

Venmo introduces cheque cashing feature

Venmo has rolled out a feature that lets some customers cash paper cheques - including government stimulus cheques - within its app.

05 January 2021

Company announcement/payments

CVS Pharmacy first US retailer to debut QR code payments from PayPal and Venmo

CVS Pharmacy, the retail division of CVS Health (NYSE: CVS), today announced that customers can now check out touch-free using PayPal and Venmo QR codes at 8,200 standalone retail locations.

16 November 2020

Company announcement/payments

American Express intoduces P2P payments with Venmo and PayPal

As we get ready for a socially distanced holiday season, American Express is making it easier for our Card Members to send money and split purchases with family and friends.

16 November 2020

News/payments

CVS to introduce PayPal and Venmo QR code payments

US retail giant CVS Pharmacy is set to roll out PayPal and Venmo QR code technology at all of its 8200 stores

31 July 2020