Users of the mobile payment service were reporting problems on the evening of Dec. 3, according to DownDetector.com, which monitors problems with sites. At around 7:30 p.m., over 14,000 users were ...

UPDATE: Around 11:45 p.m., Venmo announced on its Instagram page that the issue had been resolved. Thousands of users reported issues with mobile payment app Venmo Wednesday night. According to ...

Venmo announced early Thursday that an issue impacting the payment service had been fixed and it was “back up and running,” after users reported trouble sending ...

I use Venmo all the time. It works exactly how you expect and it's become one of the default ways I move money. But Venmo isn't a bank. That means the protections you're used to with a checking ...

As convenient as apps like Venmo are, they’re not without risk. Research from Security.org found 83% of people who use Venmo, PayPal or similar payment apps experienced some sort of scam (or attempted ...

PayPal has introduced a Venmo cash back rewards program that the company is calling Venmo Stash. The program is designed to scale rewards with user engagement, offering more cash back to those who use ...

Venmo is partnering with Bilt to expand how people use Venmo for everyday payments. The partnership brings rent payments, mortgage repayments, and neighborhood commerce into the Venmo experience, ...

Venmo is taking a big step beyond splitting dinner bills. Starting in 2026, users will be able to make rent, mortgage and retail payments directly through the app, thanks to a "first-of-its-kind" ...

PayPal is aiming to bring rent and mortgage payments into the digital age. The company announced a first-of-its-kind partnership Monday between its subsidiary Venmo and Bilt Rewards that allows ...

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Physical money has, arguably, been heading towards extinction for the better part of the past decade as people the world over become more comfortable paying for goods and services via apps and online ...

Venmo customers are not thrilled with the payment platform’s recent outage. Countless users reported problems loading their Venmo apps on October 20, 2025, and the company addressed the situation in a ...