Venmo is a way to send money from your phone. It is owned by PayPal. It works in the U.S., so both the sender and the receiver should be in the U.S. Peer-to-peer transfer is used.
PayPal made it in January 2018 because there were problems with the old ways of sending money. For instance, a wire transfer may take between three and four business days. But if you use Venmo, you can put money on your debit card in 30 minutes and only lose 1%.
You have to sign up for Venmo on their website or mobile app and link your bank account, credit card, or debit card to your account.
How to Set Up a Venmo Account
With your Venmo account, you can send money to family, friends, business partners, etc. If you have a Venmo account, you need to sign in by going to the website for Venmo. There, you’ll see a place where you can sign in.
Signing up
After you enter all of your information, Venmo will send you a confirmation message with a security code. To confirm your phone, a browser window pops up.
If you’ve signed up for Facebook, a window pops up where you can log in. Follow the steps given to get into your Facebook account.
Type in the safety code
In the text message you got from the Venmo team, there will be a security code. Copy the code from the text message, paste it into the browser window, and then click the “Verify the Code” button.
Check the code
Verifying the code is the most important step. If you entered the code right, your account will be checked. If not, you can try again by clicking the “Resend Code” button.
Switch your phone number.
Click the Change Phone Number button if you want to try another phone number to get a security code.
Welcome to Venmo
You’ll see a welcome message in a new window when you open your Venmo account. This window will take you to the homepage of Venmo, where you can add your friends and change your settings.
You can also use the app on your phone to use your Venmo account.
Connect it to your bank account.
After putting money into the account, click the Settings button, then the Bank and Cards menu, and then the Link Bank Account button. You can also use either a credit card or a debit card.
- Click “Add Card” if you want to enter the card’s information.
- If you have a bank account, choose your account.
Your bank account or credit card will be linked to your Venmo account.
You can send and get money
You can send money by choosing a field at the top of the page where you can type the name, phone number, or email address of the person you want to send the money to. Click on Pay or Charge and put in the amount.
Withdraw money
Scroll down to the bottom of the page to find out how to get your money. If you have money in your account, you will see a button that says “Transfer to Bank.”
Type the amount you want to send, add your bank account, and click Transfer.
Most of the time, this takes about one business day.
Using money from a Venmo account
You have two options for how to use the money in your Venmo account. If someone sends you money, you can keep it as a balance in your Venmo account for future purchases, or you can send it to your bank account.
Social System in a Box
Venmo gives its users a small social network and many other benefits, like making payments quickly and easily. You can see the charges you and your friends have made.
Security
It’s safe and sound to use Venmo. Venmo uses bank-grade security systems and end-to-end encryption to keep its customer’s personal information from getting into the wrong hands.
