Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

Just got your Venmo debit card in the mail? You’re only a few taps away from using it. If you’re wondering how to activate a ...

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 ...

Venmo fancies itself as a social network rather than a payment service and as such makes your transactions public by default. You have to change a setting if you’d rather keep your Venmo comings and ...

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What just happened? Venmo and PayPal will soon become interoperable, marking the end of a long-standing gap between the two widely used digital payment platforms. Beginning in November, users of both ...

Unfortunately, Amazon doesn't directly accept payment through Venmo (or Venmo's sister payment service, PayPal). Part of the reason for this is historical – PayPal has always had a strong relationship ...