About Venmo

Venmo is a digital wallet and payment gateway that allows customers to make payments and transfer money via mobile device. Businesses are able to offer a new social currency to a mobile-first audience, as well as generate exposure for the brand as users share their purchases on the Venmo feed.

The solution allows users to make payments by linking their bank accounts or debit cards directly via the app, or by transferring the money stored within their Venmo account. Besides initiating payments, consumers can send and receive payments from friends and contacts by selecting a contact's name, @username, phone number or email. All transfers can be stored as a Venmo balance for use at a later time, or cashed out immediately to a bank account.

The platform provides an intuitive user experience and speedy checkout system that enables customers to buy event tickets and pay for items with a few taps. Users can share their purchases with friends on their Venmo feed, as well as make comments and add emojis to payment descriptions and other contact’s shared purchases.

Users must link a credit card, debit card or checking account in order to use the service. Venmo safeguards payment data with encryption, allowing customers to pay safely and securely.


Key benefits of Venmo

  • Brands are able to generate exposure as users share their purchases with friends or contacts via the Venmo feed.

  • Venmo helps users stay in control of what they owe, what others owe them, and what they've bought.

  • Organizations can allow customers to pay them as easily as they pay their friends, with fewer taps and a speedy checkout system.

  • Venmo safeguards payment information using data encryption, enabling customers to securely pay contacts and transfer money to bank accounts.

  • Customers are able to find contacts automatically by syncing their Facebook account or phone contacts, and split and share payments.

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    Rohit
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    • Industry: Management Consulting
    • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
    • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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    • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

    Ideal Payment Processing Software for Small Businesses

    Reviewed on 8/12/2021

    Perfect for small businesses and better than using a square device for accepting payments.

    Perfect for small businesses and better than using a square device for accepting payments.

    Pros

    The app is just great. UI/UX, how they have defined different user personas and the ease of making a transaction is fantastic. Super quick and easy to transact with any third party, strong authentication mechanisms and auto-credit to the account on file. Making and receiving payments is the easiest I've seen, and much better than zelle, or Paypal.

    User support is fantastic and there have been instances where I was fully refunded back when goods/services were not delivered as agreed upon.

    Cons

    It would be good to look at the credit worthiness/score and how reliable they are for their services. Currently there's no way to know (other than star ratings and sparse reviews at times).

    Multi-lingual capabilities would be helpful too, especially when you are transacting with non-english speaking partners.

    Laura
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    • Industry: Automotive
    • Company size: 2–10 Employees
    • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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    • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

    Excellent!

    Reviewed on 18/9/2023

    Pros

    The integration process for our business was simple and we enjoy the ease of use of the service.

    Cons

    In my opinion there are no features missing that our business wishes were present.

    Susan
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    • Industry: Consumer Services
    • Company size: 2–10 Employees
    • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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    Thieves

    Reviewed on 10/7/2023

    Pros

    Convenient…. They make it easy to receive funds but careful…. You may never see your money!!

    Cons

    I disputed a couple transactions from the same company that I never authorized. Well, Venmo shut my account down and froze it. I have given them my drivers license, passport, picture of the house number on my house, food stamp card, medical marijuana government ID card, Social Security card, food stamp card, bank card plus a selfie and they won’t release my funds! I think any idiot can figure out I’m exactly who I say I am!! They DONT CARE. After all, it’s not their money. They have had my money locked down for over a MONTH!! They refused to release it because I can’t provide bank statements on a gift card that I was trying to transfer funds to. Account Specialists are everything but! They tell you that the only department that can release the funds is through an account specialist and you sure can’t talk to them they only go by email. When you reply to the email and you send what you can to them, if it’s not exactly what they want, they send you the same email asking for the same stuff over and over again. No way will they give you the courtesy of speaking with you!! They don’t read what you’re saying and Nobody will call you. Management won’t do anything for you. They won’t get off their butts and get anything done. By not helping me and releasing my funds I have lost electricity and now have so many late fees it’s cost me $100.’s of dollars. I will continue to write a review on ANY platform I can. I’m waiting on a response from the attorney general and a lawyer.

    Verified Reviewer
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    • Industry: Education Management
    • Company size: 51–200 Employees
    • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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    • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

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    Reviewed on 17/7/2023

    I think it is great! I have had little to no trouble with this company and when I did have...

    I think it is great! I have had little to no trouble with this company and when I did have questions they walked me through the process quickly and easily.

    Pros

    Venmo has provided me with a very great user experience in that they are quick most of the time (sometimes nearly instantaneous), secure, (they take privacy very seriously), It was tremendously beneficial to streamline the process and make it simple for attendees to make payments at events by using Venmo. It was convenient for attendees to pay at our events using their phones or tablets, which helped us get through the line quickly and cut down on the amount of time they had to wait. Additionally, since all monies are recorded on a single platform, tracking payments has become simpler. Venmo was proven to dramatically lower transaction costs related to processing payments. In terms of customer service, I've always had positive interactions with their customer support personnel when I've needed help because they're incredibly educated about their product and quick to answer any problems.

    Cons

    Although there is no charge for bank transfers they do charge for credit card payments. Also if you need a refund the process is lengthy and may become complicated. And the other person needs to be a customer of Venmo also to use it.

    Kristy
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    • Industry: Nonprofit Organisation Management
    • Company size: Self Employed
    • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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    • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

    Easy to use

    Reviewed on 20/9/2023

    I have had great experience. It is easy to send money among friends or to vendors.

    I have had great experience. It is easy to send money among friends or to vendors.

    Pros

    I use venmo because it is extremely convenient.

    Cons

    Nothing I have been very happy with all the features.

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    Venmo offers the following pricing plans:

    • Pricing model: Free Version
    • Free Trial: Not Available

    Contact Venmo for detailed pricing information.

    Venmo has the following typical customers:

    Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000

    Venmo supports the following languages:

    English

    Venmo supports the following devices:

    Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)

    Venmo integrates with the following applications:

    Braintree, PayPal

    Venmo offers the following support options:

    Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support

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