Emily Clarke

Steps on How to Use Venmo

Sending and receiving payments for simple transactions is easier than ever these days thanks to apps like Venmo. In the past, paying someone back for dinner or accepting payments for the items you sold at a craft fair either required cash or check since credit and debit card payments involved complex, expensive point-of-sale systems.

Today, people can use the Venmo app or a Venmo API to quickly and easily transfer small amounts of money to friends, family, small business owners and pretty much anyone else who needs to make payments or get paid. If you've never used Venmo or a Venmo API before, here are some easy-to-follow steps:

1. Sign Up for an Account

To start using Venmo to send and receive money, you need an account. You can download the Venmo app from your preferred app store, open it and select the option to create an account.

Once you've created an account, you will need to link it with a funding source, usually a bank account. Although Venmo uses advanced security technology, you should consider turning on additional multifactor authentication protocols to further protect your account.

2. Add Contacts

After you've set up your account, add the contacts you wish to transact with. These can be friends, family, work colleagues or pretty much anyone who has an email address.

Although both the sender and receiver of funds are required to have the Venmo app to move money into or out of bank accounts, you can send money to an email address using Venmo. The owner of that email address can claim the funds when they open a Venmo account.

3. Verify Your Transactions

After you've completed a transaction, it's a good idea to verify that it went through. For most people, this can be done by checking the associated bank account online.

If you don't see the transaction reflected on your balance, your bank may have placed a hold on the funds. In this case, you will want to contact your financial institution for more details.

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Emily Clarke writes about multiple payment platforms, payouts API, marketplace payouts and more. You can find her thoughts at easy payouts API blog.