Venmo

CFPB probe of Venmo complicates PayPal's plans

02/05/21

The inquiry into Venmo's debt collection practices is a taste of what PayPal can expect as it expands to other categories that increasingly face regulatory pressure.

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How PayPal’s approach to crypto breaks with precedent

10/21/20

PayPal isn’t the first company to open its platform to cryptocurrencies, but its technique is more hands-on than most payment providers.

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Community bankers fear Google and Amazon over big banks: Survey

11/21/19

Nearly one in four bankers said that the tech giants pose the biggest competitive threat in the long term. But are those fears warranted?

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PayPal’s Synchrony pact gives rise to a Venmo credit card

10/17/19

Venmo’s P2P social payment app has become a major part of PayPal’s retail strategy, a play that’s getting a boost from a Synchrony co-branded credit card.

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Venmo adds Instant Transfer link to bank accounts

08/12/19

As the competition mounts to increase adoption rates for person-to-person payment apps, PayPal's Venmo is adding a way for users to quickly move money from the app to their bank account.

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Senators press Fed's Powell on real-time payments

07/22/19

A group of senators on the Banking Committee sent a letter to the central bank chairman grilling him on the agency's efforts to develop a real-time payments system.

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Banks seek looser hiring rules; PayPal eyes Venmo for credit card

04/22/19

Banks say easing rules on people with some criminal records will diversify the applicant pool; deal with Synchrony may be near.

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