Venmo is a PayPal-owned mobile payment app that simplifies sending and receiving money online. It's convenient and can be used for free with friends and family. But, like any app—especially one tied ...

When Sarah Mellema wanted to shoot a quick, encouraging message to her friend Sam, she didn’t open Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat or WhatsApp. She didn’t email, text or call. She used Venmo.

Venmo, the popular payment app, faced a major disruption on December 3, 2025. Thousands of users reported issues with sending money and logging in on Downdetector. The outage caused widespread ...

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I'll always prefer cash to payment apps, but it seems like Venmo is an inescapable part of splitting dinner, tipping baristas, or otherwise functioning as a social being these days. The app allows you ...

The payment app says it’s "back up and running," but federal regulators still urge caution about leaving large balances ...

Venmo experienced one of its largest disruptions of the year this Wednesday, December 3, leaving tens of thousands of users unable to access their accounts, send money, or complete ...

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Thousands of Venmo users reported experiencing login issues on Thursday afternoon, with many unable to access the app. According to Downdetector, which tracks real-time online outages, at least 2,700 ...

In the vast and often complicated universe of digital payments, peer-to-peer (P2P) payments platforms have emerged as popular, user-friendly services with rapidly growing user bases. From PayPal's ...

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 ...