November 2011
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WatchLet Siri Carry Your Wallet: Payments at the Speed of Conversation
We have released integration with the iPhone’s personal assistant Siri. Simply ask her to pay and charge your friends. Here are some examples of how it works:
“Tell Venmo to charge Alan O’Donnell four dollars and fifty cents for an iced latte from Starbucks”
“Tell Venmo to send Andrew Staub five dollars for a beer. Thanks for...
October 2011
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Venmo's First Hackathon - Oct 2011
Last Friday we held our first (of many more to come) 36-hour hackathon. We had a blast, learned a lot, and slept a little. Here’s a summary of the hacks we created!
Kortina, Shreyans, and Staub at a team meeting on Thursday morning
Venmo Live by Shreyans and Julian
It displays a map of the US (via Google Maps) and, in real time, drops a pin on the location of where a new payment occurs...
September 2011
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Woah, I just bought my dad an iPhone
Andrew Staub here, Venmo Growth Engineer, with a story that captures why I think Venmo is awesome.
My father turned 60 in May. Three weeks ago, he gave in to child pressure and switched from AOL to Gmail and ditched his 8 year-old palm pilot and 3 year-old flip phone in favor of the iPhone 3GS. I had repeatedly encouraged him that these new products were designed so well that he would have no...
August 2011
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Android Update!
We’ve updated our android app to include some awesome new features:
Foursquare Check-In:
When you make a payment on Venmo and tag it with a location, we’ll also check you in on foursquare. Two birds, one stone. So, next time you want to check-in at a bar or restaurant with your friends, just pay them back on Venmo, and we’ll do the work for you.
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iPhone Update Released!
Yesterday, we released an updated version of the Venmo iPhone app with new features & enhancements.
Connect with Foursquare & Twitter
Now, If you ask to share a payment on foursquare or Twitter but are not yet connected,
you’re prompted to connect.
Other Updates
Updated card.io to 1.1.1. Collect zip & send immediately.
Fixed “Cancel Friend” issue.
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July 2011
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iPhone Update Released!
Today, we released an updated version of the Venmo iPhone app with some awesome new features.
Lock it Up
Ever give someone a fist-pound without locking it up? Just doesn’t feel right, does it?
That’s why we added the new passcode lock feature. This feature lets you lock the Venmo app with a four-digit PIN in case your cat gets a hold of your iPhone. This was our most common feature...
May 2011
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Money in the bank, fast.
When we started last year, adding your bank account and withdrawing money into it for the first time could take up to 2 weeks. Wow, how times have changed.
Today, we’re happy to tell you that you can add a bank account, verify it in seconds, and have the money in your bank account overnight.
Now when you split dinner with your uninitiated friends, they can go from being Venmo newbies to...
April 2011
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March 2011
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February 2011
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Venmo Trends in Social Payments, 2010
We recently performed a study of Venmo social payments data from last year that uncovered some interesting trends and insights into how people are using their phones to pay for things with their friends. One of the reports we found most compelling was a categorization of all social payments made on Venmo over the last year. While there were thousands of different ways people used Venmo, a few...
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WatchThis video from Todays THV does a really nice job of explaining the fun ways to use Venmo with your friends.
There are many times in life when you’re out with family or friends and you decide to make a purchase but don’t have cash. Your friend offers to pay for you and you say “I’ll get you next time.” Now you don’t have have wait for that next time!
January 2011
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WatchCNN recently aired a great segment on your phone becoming your wallet. They showed off some of the newest and coolest payments apps, including Venmo. So, when you’re not using the Starbucks iPhone app to buy yourself coffee, get the Venmo app and use it to send your friend a mid-afternoon latte to get them through the day!
Checkout Venmo on CNN here http://bit.ly/hG4cJd!
December 2010
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November 2010
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October 2010
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September 2010
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August 2010
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Watch@simplekitchen and @cafegrumpy, 2 of our favorite NYC merchants, were on Fox 5 today. Thanks Heather and Caroline!
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April 2010
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Venmo API Hackathon
We’re hosting a hackathon at Venmo HQ Frday, 23 Apr starting at 3PM.
Please come join us if you’re interested in learning about and playing with Venmo API v1. Bring your own ideas if you have them, or if you don’t, learn about the apps our users are begging for someone to build. Our friends from DuckDuckGo are joining us, so it should be tons of fun!
Hackers, entrepreneurs,...
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Lookup Contact Details for Anyone via SMS:...
We added a useful little SMS feature over the weekend that helps you find more info about someone before sending a payment: the About Command.
To view details about any Venmo user, text
“about cafegrumpy”
to 646.863.9557 (VENMO)
We’ll respond with contact info for that user like this:
Venmo info: cafegrumpy N: Cafe Grumpy T: @cafegrumpy P: [if user has added you as...
February 2010
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Quicktip: "bal" command
Here’s an easy way to recover your Venmo username on the go if you’ve forgotten it: text “bal” to Venmo at 646.863.9557. The response text will give you your account balance and username. This is handy if you want a friend to pay you and can’t remember your account name. Of course, you can always invoice someone by texting “$__ from [username/phone...
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Create a Typo Bounty Link for Your Email Signature...
Typographical and grammatical errors in correspondence are a great way to tell a recipient that you did not spend much effort or time composing your message. I have been keen to eliminate these errors from any emails, chats, blog posts, or even text messages that I write, and as a way to help enforce this habit I now include in my email signature a link to invoice me if you catch me making a...
January 2010
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Venmo Wins Mobile Monday Mid Atlantic Demo Night
Monday, we got a chance to present at Mobile Monday Demo Night, where we shared Venmo with a great crowd and helped the Relief Foundation raise some money for their project to build an orphanage in Haiti.
On January 25th, Venmo presented at Mobile Monday Mid Atlantic Demo Night, a gathering of the top mobile technology companies in the region.
Venmo won this annual competition by engaging the...
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Video: How to Donate to UNICEF Relief for Haiti...
We created a Venmo account, /VenmoCares, and anyone can donate by sending a text or web venmo payment. We’re then donating the money here: Unicef donations for Haiti
These are the tweets we created to get people moving: http://bit.ly/8Bbhtc http://bit.ly/8NxYoU
We have raised $506 so far, just by asking a few of our friends to help out.
Donate on the web to /VenmoCares UNICEF donations.
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November 2009
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New Venmo Features
We’ve been working hard at listening to your feedback and adding new features that make Venmo easier to use. Rejoice— we’re getting closer to being able to completely eliminate cash from our lives.
Alert preferences- In your account settings, you can now control how often you receive notifications from Venmo— weekly transaction summaries, payment notifications, and Fav...
September 2009
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How to automatically label Venmo receipts in Gmail
If you’re like us, you probably live in your Gmail inbox. Read on to learn how to set up a filter to automatically label and archive all Venmo receipts, so you can easily organize and keep track of all your transactions, all from within Gmail!
1. Go to Gmail settings. 2. Go to the “Filters” tab, and click “Create a new filter”.
3. Under the search criteria, enter...
July 2009
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How Credit Cards are Helping Taxi Drivers
Image via Wikipedia A recent report released by the Taxi and Limousine Commission has revealed some interesting information about the link between credit cards and the health of the taxi industry. According to Matthew Daus, chairman of the Commission, speaking to the New York Times, “The credit card [reader] that we put in cabs has helped keep them afloat”.
Riders paid with a credit card...
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Tutorial: Using Venmo for Tutors and Service...
As a tutor or any on-location service provider, it’s especially difficult to accept credit card payments. Since cash may not be the most convenient payment option, let’s take a look at how you can use Venmo to enable mobile payments and promote yourself using SMS.
Promote your Services
By setting up a Venmo merchant account and a username, you can set up a profile on Venmo Marketplace...
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How to Protect your Credit Card Information and...
Credit card and charge fraud causes cardholders and issuers numerous problems and wastes time and money; the amount of goods and services purchased with fraudulently obtained personal identity was more than $50 billion dollars last year. Read on to learn about how to keep your information secure and avoid credit card fraud.
Here are some tips from the FBI and Scambusters:
Keep an eye on your...
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Tutorial: Using Venmo for Craigslist Transactions
With over 40 million registered users and thousands of active listings per week in every major city in the US, Craigslist is a haven for easily buying and selling items you want. However, while the classifieds listings are simple and convenient to look through, transactions on Craigslist are sometimes more complicated than they need to be. This is especially so since you’re dealing with...
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Tutorial: How to Use Venmo at Garage Sales
Image via Wikipedia As more and more people are preferring to use their credit cards over cash for a number of reasons (like the high cost of cash), it becomes key to accept card payments as an independent seller. Maximize the effectiveness of your next garage sale by using Venmo to promote goods, manage inventory, and process sales.
Promote your sale using Venmo
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The Hidden Costs of Cash
Image by Getty Images via Daylife For many people, cash is the preferred method of transaction when purchasing goods or services. There are numerous reasons: some people feel more comfortable tracking spending by the amount of cash in their wallet, others shop frequently at locations that do not accept cards, and still others believe that cards are a more expensive transaction method because of...
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Tutorial: How to sell music at a concert or show...
Back when people used to buy CD’s, it was easy to make sales on the spot during performances and gigs, catering to the fans’ desires to support musicians they enjoy. In the digital age, it’s been tough to capitalize on the same dynamic, as fans opt to buy music at home on the computer, where they have more options and you have less of a direct marketing influence. Change this...